AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Humane Society and the Amsterdam Police Department are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who chained a dog to a tree and left it in freezing weather. Police said the possible pit bull mix was found on December 1, next to a bike path near Erie Street.
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Law enforcement said on Thursday that the white pit bull was found by a man walking his dog. The man heard barking, and his dog led him towards the abandoned pup, authorities reported.
Police freed the dog from the tree using bolt cutters, and it is being cared for at the Montgomery SPCA. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Amsterdam Police Department at (518) 842-1100, and police said all calls will be kept confidential.
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