Police are asking for help investigating the death of a dog found hanging from a tree near the University of Alaska Anchorage earlier this month.
A man walking in the woods near East 20th Avenue and Rosemary Street made the gruesome discovery Oct. 10, according to a Thursday afternoon statement from the Anchorage Police Department. The pit bull’s throat was slashed, police said.
The dog’s owner was contacted after Anchorage Animal Care and Control officers discovered the animal was microchipped. The owner said the pit bull, named Snoop, was a beloved family pet who lived with them in the Penland Mobile Home Park and ran away about a week before he was found in the woods.
Police said anyone with information regarding the “act of extreme animal cruelty” should call Anchorage Crime Stoopers at 907-561-STOP, or click here.