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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Humane Society is offering $5,000 to anyone who can help them track down whoever abandoned an emaciated female Mastiff in Prince George’s County.
The dog was found in Clinton on Feb. 8, and weighed just 56.4 pounds. Mastiffs typically weigh nearly 150 pounds.
The Humane Society says the dog, who’s been named Violet by Prince George’s County Animal Management officers, is now on the road to recovery.
She’s staying with a foster family through the Mutts Matter Rescue program until she is healthy enough to be adopted.
Violet also has her own Facebook page, where you can follow her journey in recovery.
“It is unimaginably callous to cruelly starve and abandon an innocent dog in this way,” Emily Hovermale, Maryland state director for The HSUS, said in a news release. “We are hopeful this reward will bring forward anyone with information about this heinous crime.”
Prince George’s County’s Animal Management Division is asking for anyone with information about the case is asked to call 301-780-7241.
