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March 26th, 2009, 04:39 PM
New Clue Emerges After Puppy Found In Plastic Wrapped Box In Dumpster
Thursday March 26, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff
Who would do this? It's a question with a double meaning for Toronto Police.
They're trying to trace the heartless person behind a very disturbing find in North York on Thursday.
A cleaner working at an apartment building at Yonge and Finch around 7:40am heard a noise coming out of a dumpster and decided to investigate. What he found stunned him.
It was a cardboard box wrapped entirely in plastic, with a little Lhasa Apso dog trapped inside. Police aren't able to say if someone was trying to asphyxiate the animal or simply abandon it. But they want to track the owner and ask those questions.
But Toronto Animal Services worries the motive may have been sinister. A spokesperson tells CityNews.ca that the box was completely taped up and the dog had no air, likely meaning it wasn't in its death trap for long.
It was found at 23 Lorraine Dr., and what may be a key to this investigation is that the disposal unit isn't outside. "The dumpster is actually contained inside the building," reveals P.C. Angela Rumney. "It's in a separate room inside. And it's a separate trash bin. Not [a] garbage chute area."
That would appear to indicate the owner lives there or at least has access to the interior. But cops aren't ruling out anything yet.
Luckily, the janitor found it in time, and outside of needing some water and being dehydrated, the adorable puppy is fine.
Since we first posted this story, CityNews.ca has been flooded with email from concerned viewers more than anxious to take the cute little pup home. That won't be possible yet, because legally the city needs to hold on to it for at least a full week while the hunt for the owner and the circumstances behind the grim discovery continues.
After seven days, you can call Toronto Animal Services at (416) 338-PAWS (7297) to find out if the puppy will be put up for adoption in a loving home.
Disgusted police officers suggested that's the route whoever left it there should have taken in the first place. "They could have done this the right way by taking it to a shelter," condemns Rumney. "Then it would have been safe and put up and given to the right people to take care of it."
P.C. Wendy Drummond tells CityNews.ca charges could be laid if they find the owner, but she's encouraging the person to come forward before investigators locate them first.
Their best clue is the animal itself.
It's black and white and vets used its teeth to estimate its age at about four months old.
If you know anything about this case, call (416) 808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33232.aspx
:frustrated: stupid owner! :lovestruck: PUPPY!!
Thursday March 26, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff
Who would do this? It's a question with a double meaning for Toronto Police.
They're trying to trace the heartless person behind a very disturbing find in North York on Thursday.
A cleaner working at an apartment building at Yonge and Finch around 7:40am heard a noise coming out of a dumpster and decided to investigate. What he found stunned him.
It was a cardboard box wrapped entirely in plastic, with a little Lhasa Apso dog trapped inside. Police aren't able to say if someone was trying to asphyxiate the animal or simply abandon it. But they want to track the owner and ask those questions.
But Toronto Animal Services worries the motive may have been sinister. A spokesperson tells CityNews.ca that the box was completely taped up and the dog had no air, likely meaning it wasn't in its death trap for long.
It was found at 23 Lorraine Dr., and what may be a key to this investigation is that the disposal unit isn't outside. "The dumpster is actually contained inside the building," reveals P.C. Angela Rumney. "It's in a separate room inside. And it's a separate trash bin. Not [a] garbage chute area."
That would appear to indicate the owner lives there or at least has access to the interior. But cops aren't ruling out anything yet.
Luckily, the janitor found it in time, and outside of needing some water and being dehydrated, the adorable puppy is fine.
Since we first posted this story, CityNews.ca has been flooded with email from concerned viewers more than anxious to take the cute little pup home. That won't be possible yet, because legally the city needs to hold on to it for at least a full week while the hunt for the owner and the circumstances behind the grim discovery continues.
After seven days, you can call Toronto Animal Services at (416) 338-PAWS (7297) to find out if the puppy will be put up for adoption in a loving home.
Disgusted police officers suggested that's the route whoever left it there should have taken in the first place. "They could have done this the right way by taking it to a shelter," condemns Rumney. "Then it would have been safe and put up and given to the right people to take care of it."
P.C. Wendy Drummond tells CityNews.ca charges could be laid if they find the owner, but she's encouraging the person to come forward before investigators locate them first.
Their best clue is the animal itself.
It's black and white and vets used its teeth to estimate its age at about four months old.
If you know anything about this case, call (416) 808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33232.aspx
:frustrated: stupid owner! :lovestruck: PUPPY!!