Puppy found burned in Coachella dumpster, $10,000 reward offered for information
A Sherman Oaks non-profit animal shelter is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who has information about a puppy that was dumped in a Coachella dumpster over the weekend.
The puppy was rescued from a dumpster behind a Coachella shopping center at 49849 Harrison Street on Sunday around 1 p.m.
The dog was found in a Walmart shopping bag and appeared to have suffered from burns from either a “caustic substance or a metal object like an iron”, according to post from the Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation. A portion of the dog’s tail had been cut off, and she is unable to walk due to the trauma she suffered from being beaten and assaulted.
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The puppy is several weeks old and is currently under twenty-four-hour monitoring in the shelter’s intensive care unit.
A person rummaging through the dumpster heard a cry and discovered the animal, then brought her to a nearby jewelry store. Another woman took in dog to make sure it received care, then later transported her to the Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation. The woman’s daughter named her ‘Hope”.
She is several weeks old and is currently under twenty-four-hour monitoring in the shelter’s intensive care unit.
The mother and daughter who took the dog in started a GoFundMe page to pay for the dog’s medical expenses; the launching of that online campaign led to Alanna Rizzo, a reporter for the LA Dodgers, reaching out and offering to pay for Hope’s surgery and care at the Indio Animal Hospital.
View this post on Instagram Update on Hope: Posted @withrepost — @animalhopeinlegislation She was found in a dumpster in Coachella, discarded in a plastic Walmart bag. Someone rummaging through the trash heard her crying, took her to the owner of a local jewelry store, where she was rushed to emergency. . It appears as if she was burned with a caustic substance, or a metal object like an iron. She is only a few weeks old, had a portion of her tail cut off, and can not walk due to being beat and assaulted. Currently she is in intensive care at emergency on twenty four hour monitoring. . The daughter of the person who found her @ale_espinozazaz named her Hope. We will do everything we can to hold whoever did this accountable, but will need the public’s help. We are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. . Video footage from local stores in the shopping plaza are being reviewed. The puppy was found in the dumpster on May 5th around 1pm in the parking lot of the shopping center: 49849 Harrison Street, Coachella, CA 92236. . #JusticeForHope #Coachella @animalhopeandwellness @ktla5news @kaceymontoya
A post shared by Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) on May 8, 2019 at 6:31pm PDT
Warch Fox 11 at 10 p.m. or News Channel 3 at 11 p.m. to hear from the Good Samaritans who are caring for the puppy and a spokesperson for Riverside County Animal Services.
