Dead Pit Bull Found Floating, Tied to Cinder Block

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A fisherman’s grisly discovery has prompted an animal cruelty investigation in Pinellas County.

According to the sheriff’s office, a fisherman reported finding a female brindle-colored pit bull floating water just off the Weedon Island Preserve around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

When deputies answered the call, they discovered the situation was worse. “Someone had tied a short rope around the dog’s neck and attached a cinder block to the rope,” an email from the agency stated.

Deputies say the dog is a brindle or brown-colored female pit bull. She had a white colored belly. Her remains were recovered from the water and released to the SPCA of Tampa Bay.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 727-582-6200. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS or by going online to www.crimestopperspinellas.org.

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