UPDATE: Police Find Owners of Dogs Found Shot To Death

Editor’s note: some readers may find this story highly disturbing.

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Waleska, GA -- The Cherokee County Marshal’s Office on Friday said it’s identified the owners of the two dogs found dead Wednesday in the northwestern part of the county.

“The owners are cooperative and their identification will not be released at this time or the content of their statements to law enforcement,” the agency said in a statement. “[The] Cherokee Marshal’s Office continues to ask for the public’s assistance in the investigation of this cruel act. Investigation is on-going.”

The grisly discovery was made by a person walking along Friendship Road Jan. 27 near an abandoned home.

The dogs, one male and one female, “were on the ground positioned to face each other,” the Marshal’s Office said.

The male dog, believed to be between 3 and 5 years of age, had a “crudely made” brace strapped to its front leg with duct tape.

“There were obvious signs of trauma to both dogs and (a) subsequent examination of the dogs by an area vet revealed the dogs had both been shot,” the agency added.

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The male dog also suffered a puncture wound to the left eye and an object had been inserted into the dog, ripping out a portion of its intestines.

The female dog, about 15-months-old, had also been shot. The dog had recently been spayed, as officers made note of a pink/reddish in color suture that had been used in the operation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cherokee Marshal’s Office at 678-493-6210.

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Image via Cherokee County Marshal’s Office