Suspect Takes 3 Dogs During Animal Shelter Break-In
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Riverside County officials say the suspect who broke in to a Jurupa Valley animal shelter stole three dogs who were quarantined and waiting for hearings which could have caused them to be euthanized.
Animals are usually quarantined because they bit someone, attacked other animals or are evidence in animal cruelty investigations.
The Press-Enterprise reports that Riverside County Sheriff's officials announced a suspect Wednesday in the break-in over the weekend that left four dogs dead.
Workers found a bloody scene, and a dead Yorkshire terrier and Chihuahua, when they arrived Sunday.
Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman John Welsh says two more dogs that got loose were hit by cars and killed.
A $35,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in connection to the break-in.
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