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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Las Vegas police seek help finding man who threw dog in dumpster
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police are asking for help identifying a man accused of throwing a dog into a dumpster. Animal Protection Services responded to the call about an animal abuse incident around 9 a.m. Monday at the 5500 block of Sheila Avenue, near Jones Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue. Dog dumped in Las Vegas dumpster; police search for alleged animal abuser The man, wearing red shorts and no shirt, got out of his vehicle, grabbed a small dog by the neck, and 'forcefully' threw it into a dumpster, investigators said. He then returned to his vehicle, drove away, but made a U-turn, pulled up to the dumpster, and closed the lid. A neighbor found the dog on Tuesday, 8 News Now reported that day. The dog was recovering and was 'doing fine,' police said Wednesday. 'I don't care what this dog did; there is no excuse for the abuse that this dog just had to endure,' Lindsey Pinapfel, a Vegas Pet Rescue Project volunteer, said Tuesday. The incident follows the revival of 'Reba's Law' in the Nevada Legislature, which aims to implement harsher penalties on animal cruelty convictions. Anyone with information is asked to contact LVMPD at 702-828-3364. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Dog dumped in Las Vegas dumpster, police search for alleged animal abuser
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Upon lifting the dumpster lid, a Las Vegas neighbor was shocked to see a 12-pound Chihuahua howling for attention—luckily the garbage truck hadn't yet turned the corner. A Las Vegas neighborhood security camera captured an individual exiting a dark SUV Monday morning, carrying a chihuahua to a dumpster before throwing it in. The individual driving back to close the dumpster lid. 'We had an individual reach out to us that went to throw trash away in a dumpster, and happened to find a dog inside the dumpster,' Lindsey Pinapfel, a Vegas Pet Rescue Project volunteer, said. 'From there, they were able to backtrack to their cameras and see what time that dog arrived in that dumpster.' Pinapfel said it appeared the individual carried the dog by the scruff of the neck before throwing the Chihuahua in the dumpster. 'I don't care what this dog did, there is no excuse for the abuse that this dog just had to endure but there are resources,' she said. The incident follows the revival of 'Reba's Law' in the Nevada Legislature which aims to implement harsher penalties on animal cruelty convictions. 'This is the exact reason that we need harsher punishment and stricter rules and laws in regard to animal abuse,' Pinapfel said. Pinapfel said the Chihuahua, named Atreyu after the 1984 movie The NeverEnding Story, is now recovering at a Las Vegas animal hospital. 'We need to hold people accountable, and something needs to change,' she said. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Animal Cruelty Division is investigating the incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
