Parsons Police are looking for the owner of a dog, who is wanted in an animal cruelty case.
Community Service Officer Ricky Thompson was notified about a dog that was tangled in its own cable in the backyard of a house in the 3100 block of 30th Drive. According to neighbors, the owners had not been home for at least a couple of weeks. The dog was identified by dog tags as Midus, who was so thin that his ribs were showing and there was evidence of loss of muscle mass. Thompson found no evidence of food in the yard and found water bowls that had only been filled up by rain.
Parsons PD is working to locate the dog's owners for formal charging of animal cruelty. Midus was taken to Parsons Pet Hospital for treatment of neglect and checked for signs of physical abuse. CSO Thompson says the scene was gut-wrenching and that when he briefly left the yard Midus howled until he returned. Anyone with information on this incident should contact Parsons PD at (620)421-7060 or the tip line at (620)421-7057.
