Two more dogs have been found in Yakima County with evidence of extreme abuse and torture, an animal welfare organization reported.
One of the dogs was found deceased while the other is being treated for her injuries and trauma by veterinarians for Pasado's Safe Haven. That dog, whom rescuers have named Phoebe, is expected to make a full recovery, according to the animal sanctuary and rescue organization based in Snohomish County. The two cases were reported in early October.
Pasado's investigation and rescue team has been working with the Yakima County Sheriff's Office on cases involving deceased dogs found in Yakima County with injuries consistent with severe abuse and neglect.
Officials are still seeking information on animal abuse cases reported earlier this year. It is unknown if they are connected to the cases this fall.
Five dogs' bodies were found primarily in Grandview and Sunnyside between March 16 and May 11, according to PETA, which provided information from the sheriff's office in reporting the deaths last spring. They were a Doberman, a Rottweiler-type, a German shepherd mix, a heeler-shepherd mix and a pit bull mix.
Four of those dogs were male and one was female. All showed signs of severe abuse, including starvation and injuries consistent with blunt force trauma and being dragged behind a car and tied up with a massive chain, according to PETA's news release.
In partnership with PETA and others, Pasado's is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for abusing, killing and dumping the dogs.
Authorities are treating the recent incident involving two dogs and the spring incidents involving five dogs as two separate cases.
Anyone with specific details that are relevant to these cases should call 1-800-222-TIPS, visit www.crimestoppersyakco.org using case number #23C03867 (for the spring incidents involving five dogs) or case #23C16859 (for the more recent incident involving two dogs) or download the P3 Tips app on a mobile device.
