A dog was found badly injured in a wooded area near Kings Drive in Baytown on Friday, its wounds so severe that animal cruelty investigators say they were likely inflicted deliberately. Rescue crews took the animal into care, and local authorities quickly opened a joint investigation with the Houston SPCA’s cruelty team, as reported by KHOU.
According to KHOU, a resident discovered the dog in a wooded patch off Kings Drive. Houston SPCA investigators described the injuries as intentional and brutal and are asking anyone with tips, photos, or video to come forward while they canvass the neighborhood for witnesses.
Baytown police are assisting the probe and have asked people with information to call the department’s non-emergency line at 281-422-8371. Officials say callers should be prepared to share times, descriptions of people or vehicles seen in the area, and any cellphone footage that could assist investigators, as noted by the city’s police contacts page…