PETA Offers $5,000 Reward for Tips in Deadly Dog-Dumping Case
For Immediate Release:
May 19, 2025
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for abandoning a dog with no food or water inside a closed wire cage in a trash-filled dumpster near South 30th and Mason Streets. The dog—who was emaciated and found barely clinging to life and covered in his own feces and urine—was discovered on May 13 by a good Samaritan who called the Nebraska Humane Society. Rescuers reported the dog was a brown Pitbull terrier mix, approximately 3 years old, who weighed just over 14 pounds—half the weight he should have been based on his bone structure. Due to the severity of his condition, the dog was euthanized.
The suspect has not been identified and may have other animals in their possession—and animal abusers are often repeat offenders who represent a threat to the entire community.
Anyone with information related to this case should contact the Nebraska Humane Society at 402-444-7800 ext. 1.
Credit: Nebraska Humane Society
“Someone out there watched this dog waste away and then dumped him like trash and left him to languish in agony,” says PETA Sr. Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “Nothing can undo this dog’s suffering, but at least the person who caused it can be brought to justice—and PETA is urging anyone with information to come forward immediately before they hurt someone else.”
Earlier this month, PETA awarded a good Samaritan $5,000 for helping police in Long Beach, California, identify and arrest a man caught on camera slamming a puppy to the ground outside an apartment complex in April. The perpetrator was sentenced to three years in prison and has been banned from owning a companion animal for at least 10 years.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
