Puppies set on fire: NYC authorities seek suspects after garbage bag full of dogs set ablaze in Brooklyn

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Generic police tape at puppy crime scene.

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are now looking for whoever set four puppies and a dog on fire in Brooklyn over the weekend.

The dead animals were found in a bag on 91st Street near Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn's Canarsie area near a beverage distribution warehouse.

The ASPCA says the dogs were pit bulls or pit bull mixes.

Initially, authorities said a total of four dogs were found dead, but further investigation revealed an additional puppy.

A nearby surveillance camera captured video of a van arriving at the warehouse after midnight Saturday. Several men got out carrying a large garbage bag, setting it on fire near a trash bin and then driving off.

It's not clear if the animals were alive or dead when they were set on fire.

The ASPCA asks anyone with information to call 1-877-843-2772.

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by tireslinger March 7, 2013 12:21 PM EST: I've said it before and will do so again: There is a very special place in Hell, for those that had ANY part in this incident. The only thing I regret, is that I won't be the one that can put them there!!; Reply to this comment


by kdickhaut11 March 7, 2013 9:42 AM EST: This is sooo sad!! I hope to read that they caught these people and they are punished hard! If you don't WANT a dog or a puppy they have shelters for that!! You can even just leave them in the middle of the night, but for god's sake do not do something like this!!; Reply to this comment