Dog with serious animal cruelty related injuries euthanized; LaGrange police now investigating
LaGrange police are investigating an animal cruelty incident.
Officers from the LaGrange Police Department’s Animal Services responded to a call for a stray dog in the 100 block of Gordon Commercial Drive on August 16, 2023 at about 1:20PM.
Bystanders directed officers to a factory located in the area where the dog had wandered inside and laid down. Officers retrieved the animal and found it had a large laceration on the neck, suspected to be from a collar or chain.
“The dog’s head was swollen and had other injuries that resulted in maggot infestation. Officers quickly took the animal to a local veterinarian,” police said. “Upon examination the doctor determined the animal could not be saved and had to be euthanized.”
The LaGrange Police Department considers this to be an aggravated animal cruelty case and needs the public’s help to identify the owner of the animal (picture attached to this press release). If you have any information that could help, please contact LPD’s Animal Services at 706.298.3606 or the LaGrange Police Department at 706.883.2603. Anonymous information can be provided to Troup County Crimestoppers at 706.812.1000.
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