The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case of a malnourished puppy found zipped inside a suitcase in the Bronx.
The abandoned dog is a male brown pit bull about three years old, the ASPCA said Saturday in a news release about the reward. He was immediately taken to the ASPCA where he's being treated for malnourishment.
A passerby at the Melrose Housing Development at 700 Morris Ave. in Morrisania alerted police officers on patrol after discovering the dog in the suitcase Thursday afternoon.
“This dog was deprived of food and water, then discarded on a city curb as if it were garbage,” said ASPCA President Matt Bershadker. “Such callous disregard for a living creature is unconscionable, and should not go unpunished."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
