Surveillance Footage Captures Heartbreaking Moment Injured Dog Is Abandoned on Road — Now, Police Are Seeking Driver

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:DeSoto Police Department/Facebook

DeSoto Police Department/Facebook

The female English Bulldog, white with tan markings, was found at about 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday in an alleyway in DeSoto, Texas, a suburb of Dallas,local police said.

When animal control officers were dispatched, they found the pup in “notably poor condition,” including a severe eye injury. They also found her to be “severely emaciated and covered in both urine and feces.”

Officers took the dog to a local animal shelter, where veterinarians determined she had an ulcerated abscess on her right eye, which will require the eye’s surgical removal, as well as a “significant infection.”

Police have not been able to find the person but are actively seeking information.

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“No animal deserves to be treated this way,” DeSoto policewrote on Facebook. “And we want to ensure that this individual is held accountable.”

Despite the harrowing circumstances, the dog is expected to recover.

“Despite her difficult circumstances, there is hope,” DeSoto police wrote. “We believe that once the eye is removed and the infection is addressed, she will begin to heal and can embark on a new chapter in her life, one where she can experience the joy of a normal existence.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the DeSoto Police Department investigations division at 469-658-3050 or the department’s non-emergency line at 972-223-6111.

source: people.com