(Yuma, AZ) The Humane Society of Yuma and the Yuma Police Department are currently investigating a cruelty case. The suspect(s) are unidentified. Details of the incident are as follows:
On June 13, 2009 an unknown subject was witnessed dumping an injured animal at West Wetlands Park. The witness, a city employee, noticed a white four-door Toyota Tacoma with Arizona license plate #690-GJE dumping something from a trash can in the west end of the park. The employee approached a white male wearing a white t-shirt and a black hat turned backwards and asked what the man was doing. The man stated he was letting a cat go that had been attacked by his two dogs in his yard. When the employee asked why the he did not simply call the Humane Society to collect the feline, the suspect responded, "What does it matter? The cat is going to crawl away and die anyway." The person then drove away in the vehicle. The cat was found by an Animal Control Officer who was called to the scene. The cat is described as a black domestic short-haired male. The feline was drooling and had other visible injuries; status is pending. The Yuma Police Department was contacted and responded for an investigation of cruelty abandonment 13-2910 A1. The YPD officer tracked the license plate of the vehicle to an elderly female from a different city and the investigation continues in an effort to identify the driver.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call YPD at (928) 783-4421 or Animal Control at (928) 782-1621, ext. 106.
