A Public Works crew found the dead dog in this yellow trash can in the area of Cove and Harbor Roads in the Beesleys Point section of Upper Township. (Courtesy of Shore Animal Control Facebook page)
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an investigation after a dead dog was found stuffed in a trash can left on the side of the road in Upper Township.
Employees from the Upper Township Public Works department discovered the dog’s remains Thursday morning in the area of Cove and Harbor roads in the Beesleys Point section of the township.
The dog was white with tan patches, weighed about 35 to 40 pounds and may have been a Welch Corgi-Terrier or Australian Cattle Dog mix, according to a press release issued by Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland.
Shore Animal Control, which responded and took custody of the dog’s remains, posted a photo on its Facebook page of a yellow trash can that contained the body.
