Watch: Man Dumps 5 Dogs Over Fence At Animal Shelter In Redlands, California
The police in Redlands, California, is currently looking for the man who dumped 5 dogs over a fence at an Animal Shelter.
UPDATE: The dogs were not injured. They are being well cared for and the Redlands Animal Shelter will make every effort to place them with good homes. Please remember that leaving animals unattended outside the shelter is not permitted and endangers the animals. Please call Redlands Police Dispatch if you have a stray animal that needs to be picked up when the shelter is closed. Otherwise animals should be brought in during regular shelter hours for appropriate processing.Redlands Police Department Crime AlertRPD is asking for assistance in identifying the subject(s) seen in the attached video dumping five dogs in the middle of the night in the cage outside the Redlands Animal Shelter. Although RPD appreciates the subject “dumping” the dogs at the shelter instead of simply abandoning them on the street, RPD would like to speak to the individual as it still is a crime to leave them at the shelter in this manner. Please see attached video. If anybody can identify this person, please call the Redlands Police Department at (909)798-7681, ext 1.
Posted by Redlands Police Department on Monday, 12 August 2019
The entire incident was caught in a CCTV that was installed near the fences.
The CCTV video above shows the man getting out of a vehicle during night time. The video also shows the man throwing the dogs over the fence, one by one.
In the video, you can also see the dogs hitting the ground and getting up slowly.
The Redlands police said that the man did a good thing that he did not abandon the dogs on the street, but the police said that it is still a crime to throw animals at an animal shelter without informing the staff of the animal shelter.
The Redlands Police Department released an update about the dogs and said, “The dogs were not injured. They are being well cared for and the Redlands Animal Shelter will make every effort to place them with good homes. Please remember that leaving animals unattended outside the shelter is not permitted and endangers the animals.”
The statement added, “Please call Redlands Police Dispatch if you have a stray animal that needs to be picked up when the shelter is closed. Otherwise, animals should be brought in during regular shelter hours for appropriate processing.”
The Redlands Police Department is currently asking everyone from the area to call them and share information with them if they know anything about the owner of the dogs.
You can call the Redlands Police Department at (909) 798- 7681.