Dog killer appeal

The Scottish SPCA has made a fresh plea for information to find the person who killed a dog my tieing it to a barbed wire fence in Angus and left it to starve to death. The reward to find the animal's killer now stands at £3,300 after donations from groups and individuals. The female Mastiff cross was discovered on the Kinnaird Park Estate, on the outskirts of Brechin, on 13 March. Bit of wood and soil was found in her stomach after desperately trying to eat anything she could reach.

'Please Come forward'

Senior Insp Mark Lumgair said: "We've had overwhelming response to our initial appeal, with members of the public calling in with information, messages of concern and offers of reward to help find who did this.
"However, it will all mean nothing if we are not able to track down the callous person who did this. But we have not recived any information yet that will enable us to charge anyone for this offence."
Insp Lumgair wanted to draw to people's attention to the blue webbing collar and the black muzzle the dog was wearing.
"From the scars on her face it looks as though she has been wearing this muzzle for a long period of time," he said.
"We are urging anyone who saw this dog when it was alive, wearing the blue collar and black muzzle, to call us immediately.
"We are also appealing to anyone who has not already contacted us, but who does know something, to listen to their conscience and come forward now."