Humane officials say pit bull in West Newton suffered 'brutal' death
Humane officers from North Huntingdon animal shelter All But Furgotten are investigating the suspicious death of a pit bull terrier whose body was found Aug. 25 in West Newton.
Tone, a 2-year-old white-and-gray pit bull, was reported missing from West Newton on Aug. 22.
“All But Furgotten got involved because we have search-and-rescue officials,” said board member Hannah Novak. “They were helping to try and track Tone, and then on Aug. 25 he was found deceased at a neighbor’s property.”
Novak said a local veterinarian performed a necropsy which indicated that Tone was not killed by another animal.
Novak declined to provide details of the dog’s injuries.
“What I can say is that they weren’t consistent with an attack by another animal,” she said. “It was definitely a brutal, torturous death.”
Anyone with information is asked to call All But Furgotten at 724-382-7178.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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