JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Animal Care and Protective Services and Nassau County Animal Services are investigating a suspected animal cruelty case after a dog with third-degree burns was found abandoned in Duval County, the agencies said Friday.
Nassau County Animal Services received a call July 5 from an emergency veterinary hospital about a dog that needed pickup and protective custody. The caller initially said the dog had been found in Nassau County and later said it was found in Duval County, so the two agencies are sharing resources to determine what happened.
An ACPS forensic veterinary exam found the injuries “are consistent with thermal burn wounds caused by exposure to fire,” the agency said…