The story of a dog that was abandoned in a cage in Attleboro, Massachusetts, with a sign that said “free” on it was a hoax, police said on Friday.
Originally, police were searching for the owner of a 6-month-old Yorkshire Terrier puppy after it had been left near Bliss Dairy on Park Street on Monday. Two people said they had found the dog on the side of the road and took it to the 24-Hour Seasons Corner Market just before 2 a.m.
They left it with the employee after saying they didn’t know what to do with it. The employee allowed a Pawtucket resident to take the dog home, but later reported the incident to the police after being concerned for the dog’s well-being.
But days later, police confirmed the Attleboro Sun Chronicle’s reporting that the couple who dropped the dog off did not find it on the side of the road, and the story had been made up…