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WASHINGTON 鈥斅燭he U.S. Humane Society is offering $5,000聽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,聽and weighed just 56.4 pounds.聽Mastiffs typically weigh nearly 150 pounds.
The Humane Society says the dog, who’s been named Violet by聽Prince George鈥檚 County Animal Management officers,聽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 , where you can follow her journey in recovery.
鈥淚t is unimaginably callous to cruelly starve and abandon an innocent dog in this way,”聽Emily Hovermale, Maryland state director for The HSUS, said in a news release. “We are hopeful this reward聽will bring forward anyone with information about this heinous crime.”
Prince George鈥檚 County鈥檚 Animal Management Division is asking for anyone with information about the case is asked to call 301-780-7241.
