On Tuesday, a dead, skinned dog was found in a trash receptacle at a Phoenix apartment complex near 23rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road in north Phoenix. This case is just one of many in the increasing number of animal cruelty occurrences.
The Phoenix Police Department contacted the Arizona Humane Society concerning the case of an animal, reportedly a greyhound, that was found inside a garbage bag with only its hind legs exposed.
The investigators discovered a cigarette that had been burned and placed inside the mouth of the animal.
Law enforcement seized the trash sack and cigarette as evidence, and the canine’s corpse was taken to the Midwestern University in Glendale to be examined postmortem.
Statistics from the Arizona Humane Society indicate a growing number of animal cruelty cases.
In 2023, rescue team registered 8,800 investigations and had to respond to over 13,600 service calls.
Year-to-date statistics from AHS show that service calls have risen approximately 50% since 2021, while investigations have jumped over 40% in the last two years.
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Total Investigations |
Total Calls for Service |
| 2023: 8,776 | 2023: 13,621 |
| 2022: 7,216 | 2022: 11,027 |
| 2021: 6,200 | 2021: 9,074 |
If you have any information on the abuse of an animal, authorities ask you to report it to the Arizona Human Society.
