Injured dog found tied to bin put to sleep

A dog has been put to sleep after he was found abandoned in an alleyway with severe leg injuries.

The tan rottweiler cross, aged about six months, was one of two dogs left tied to a bin on Greyfriars, Stafford, before they were rescued by a member of the public and taken to a vet.

His leg had suffered a "deep lacerated wound" and was broken, the RSPCA said, and he was euthanised to prevent further suffering.

The other dog, a black and tan rottweiler cross about the same age, appeared to be in a "good body condition", the charity added.

Nick Williams at Park House Vets, which treated the injured dog, said the leg was partially amputated and he suspected it was caused by "some form of ligature".

It was believed the dog's back legs were tied together at some point before he was found at about 22:30 BST on 25 May, according to the RSPCA.

RSPCA inspector Dawn Burrell thanked the person who found the dogs and urged anyone with information to get in touch with the charity's appeals line on 0300 123 8018.

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