$1,000 reward offered for owner of dog found dead with bungee cord tied to neck

Authorities say the dog appears to be younger, and was not neutered. It had no ID tag and was not microchipped. The collar was a size large.

Blaise Gomez

Nov 2, 2023, 12:33 PM

Updated 408 days ago

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Animal rescuers in West Milford are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading them to the owner of a dog that was found dead in the woods with a bungee cord tied to its neck.
The West Milford Police Department says the black and white male husky was found deceased wearing a black nylon tactical style collar that had a yellow and blue bungee cord hooked to it 10 feet in the woods off Clinton Road by Schoolhouse Clove Road on Oct. 26.
The New Jersey area is roughly 9 miles from Greenwood Lake, New York.
Authorities say the dog appears to be younger, and was not neutered. It had no ID tag and was not microchipped. The collar was a size large.
The West Milford Animal Shelter Society is offering the reward. Anyone with information about the dog’s owner is asked to call West Milford police at 973-728-2803 or email a.petrucelli@wmtpd.org.