Gruesome Case of Animal Cruelty in Lincoln County, W.Va.; Six Dogs Shot

LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Six dogs are dead in Lincoln County, and the humane officer is trying to track down who's responsible.

"It's heartbreaking," Cindy Vance said. "There's evidence these dogs were dragged up here. It was shot; all the puppies were shot. There was a tote with blood, and they came back and stuck around."

The dogs were found by hunters scoping the mountaintop during archery season. Located near power lines, all six small dogs were dead.

"It looks like at least one of the dogs was dragged up here," Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Huffman said. "There were lacerations around the neck from where the rope was tight. You could see where they couldn't get the rope off, so they cut it."

Investigators are hoping anyone who may have noticed something unusual near Sulfur Springs and W.Va. Route 3 in Lincoln County to give them a call.

"This is something that shouldn't be ignored," Vance said. "This is an act of violence. If they can do this to animals, they can do this to anyone else given the chance."

Source: http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/173959411.html?imw=Y

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