Reward in Dog Killing Case Rises to $20,000

Information that leads to an arrest in the beating death of Foxx the Pomeranian is now worth $20,000.

The newly increased number comes courtesy of a reward now being offered by the Humane Society of the United States. The national organization announced its intent to assist in the case Thursday.

“It takes an especially depraved person to beat an innocent dog to death and then brag about it,” said Kate MacFall, the society’s Florida state director, in a media release. “We are hopeful that this reward will help bring forward anyone with information about this heinous crime.”

The search for Foxx’s killer began when the 13-year-old Pomeranian’s body was found near its home earlier this month. A handwritten note was taped to Foxx’s body. That note read: “WE BEAT IT 2 Death lol! HAHAHA!”

The incident sparked a manhunt for the person or people responsible for Foxx’s death. An initial reward of $3,000 was offered in the case. Earlier this week, it was announced the award had climbed to $15,000. The humane society’s decision to add $5,000 increased the pot to its current amount.

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The Pembroke Pines Police Department believes the beating death occurred sometime between 1 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 a.m. Aug. 8 along French Drive.

“While we always encourage animal owners to be cautions with leaving their pets unattended, we have no reason to believe that other dogs are at risk at this time,” the agency wrote on Facebook.

As the search for Foxx’s killer continues, his owner has established a Facebook page of his own to keep those interested in updates aware of any new developments. The Justice for Foxx the Pomeranian page has nearly 7,000 followers.

“We just want to thank everyone for sharing our posts and for those people who have called into Crime Stoppers with tips,” owner Ronald Boisvert wrote on the page. “(The) Pembroke Pines Police Department has been amazing and we can’t thank them enough for putting all their effort into helping us find who did this to our little Foxx.”

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the police department at 954-431-2200 or Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. For information on donating to the reward fund, visitwww.BrowardCrimeStoppers.org. Checks may also be mailed to 1451 Cypress Creek Road, Suite 300, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309.

Photo of Foxx courtesy of Ronald Boisvert