HOUSTON — The Houston SPCA is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for abusing a dog.
The SPCA said someone tightly wrapped a hair tie around the snout of a chihuahua mix puppy, causing severe swelling and a deep laceration to the bone.
"Luckily, the bone is intact," an SPCA worker said. "There's no fractures or breaks, but the injury was severe and resulted in some pretty harsh injuries to the face."
A good Samaritan found the puppy in a parking lot off the North Freeway at West Road.
The puppy, who has since been named "Sharky," is recovering after undergoing surgery.