Trapping Incident #3
Reported:
07/09/2010
Location:
Houston, TX - USA
Species:
Dog
Trap Type:
Leghold
Incident Date:
07/08/2010
Victim's Disposition:
injured
Victim's Name:
Legal Action:
Yes
Summary:
The Houston SPCA received a call on Thursday, July 8th from Harris County Animal Control about a dog trapped in a steel-jaw leghold trap. Working with Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Jack Abercia’s Office, Houston SPCA Cruelty Investigators arrived to the property in Northwest Houston to find one dog trapped in a live-trap and a second dog, a Boxer-mix dog with one leghold trap on his right front foot and a second trap on his scrotum. The dogs were quickly rushed to the Houston SPCA. The Boxer-mix was anesthetized and his were wounds x-rayed and treated.
Result:
under investigation