Amsterdam police seek help to find dog dumper in freezing woods

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (WNYT) — Police in Amsterdam are seeking help to find who left a dog that would have frozen to death in cold temperatures.

The dog was found chained to a tree in the woods near a bike path. Thanks to a man walking his dog nearby, the dog survived and is now receiving care at a shelter.

A man walking his dog on the bike path in Amsterdam heard barking and later that night, his dog led him to the chained dog. The temperature felt like 17 degrees, and officials say the dog would have frozen to death without intervention…

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