By Tragedy as RSPCA find dog tied to sandbag dead in canal
An animal charity is appealing for help after a dog who had been passed from owner to owner was found tied to a sandbag dead in a canal.
The RSPCA said a female greyhound was recovered from Beverley Beck by a local animal volunteer as a length of rope connected the dog’s neck and the weight.
Two men, known locally as “Nick” and “Bozza”, who may have had possession of the dog are wanted by the charity to talk about the incident.
The duo, who had been seen driving a white flatbed van, may have information, an RSPCA spokesperson said.
The three-year-old dog was found on 18 June near Waterside Road in Beverley, where the canal meets the River Hull.
Tom Hutton, from the RSPCA, said an investigation had found the animal, which had been microchipped, who had been “passed from pillar to post”.
He added: “She was initially rehomed by her owner, but the person who took her on decided he didn’t want her and gave her up to two people in a nearby village.
“The next thing we know is she is dead in the canal.”
The RSPCA said it was appealing for anyone who may have seen people acting suspiciously in the area, particularly on the evening of Friday 17 June.
