Injured puppy was abused across state line, Boulder City Police say

A 10-week-old puppy was recovered abandoned and severely injured successful Boulder City connected Aug. 19, 2024. Photo by Boulder City Police Department

An abandoned, severely injured puppy recovered successful Boulder City was seemingly the unfortunate of maltreatment successful Arizona, authorities said.

Detectives successful Boulder City determined the puppy, which was discovered Aug. 19, was injured crossed the authorities enactment successful Mohave County, Ariz.

“As this horrendous transgression occurred successful different state, the probe has been transferred to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office,” Boulder City Police said successful a statement.

Police did not bespeak however they determined wherever the alleged maltreatment took place.

Boulder City Animal Control picked up the 10-week-old Rottweiler premix aft a nonmigratory discovered it successful an alley, constabulary said.

The antheral puppy was taken to the Boulder City Animal Hospital and treated for a dislocated jaw, oculus and facial harm and missing teeth, constabulary said.

One of the puppy’s eyes had to beryllium removed, and helium volition request to stay connected a feeding conduit for different 5 to six weeks, constabulary said.

Veterinarians determined the puppy’s injuries were accordant with quality carnal abuse, constabulary said.

The puppy, which rescuers named Seven, is inactive undergoing attraction successful Boulder City and has undergone 2 surgeries, constabulary said.

"The detectives of the Boulder City Police Department and Animal Control officers are thankful for the outpouring of enactment from the community," Lt. Thomas Healing said.

The puppy’s aesculapian bills person been paid successful afloat acknowledgment to “a tremendous outpouring of attraction and donations from the community,” constabulary said.

"We impulse anyone with accusation to interaction the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office arsenic soon arsenic possible," constabulary said. The bureau tin beryllium reached astatine 928-753-0753.