San Diego Humane searching for person who abandoned dead dog in Oceanside park
San Diego Humane Society
and last updated 2021-04-14 15:29:59-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â San Diego Humane Society law enforcement is asking the public for help finding the person who abandoned a severely emaciated dog found dead in an Oceanside park.
SDHS said the dog was found in Alamosa Park by a passerby on March 17 and taken to the society's Oceanside campus. After being examined and a necropsy, veterinarians determined the 3-year-old female brindle American Pitbull terrier had died of starvation.
SDHS said the dog had a body score of 1, which means "ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all bony prominences evident from a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious loss of muscle mass," according to the American Animal Hospital Association.