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A dog was chained and had weights tied to it before being thrown into a river where it drowned, the Scottish SPCA have said.A dog was chained and had weights tied to it before being thrown into a river where it drowned, the Scottish SPCA have said.
The body of the six-month-old male Staffordshire bull terrier cross was found in the Long Pool, a stretch of the River Averon in Ross-shire.The body of the six-month-old male Staffordshire bull terrier cross was found in the Long Pool, a stretch of the River Averon in Ross-shire.
A post-mortem examination suggested it had been in the water for two weeks.A post-mortem examination suggested it had been in the water for two weeks.
The discovery near Alness last Tuesday by a member of the public shocked animal cruelty prevention officers.The discovery near Alness last Tuesday by a member of the public shocked animal cruelty prevention officers.
Senior Inspector Dougie Campbell said: "We have not come across anything like this in the Highlands in over 10 years, where an adult dog has been drowned in this manner.Senior Inspector Dougie Campbell said: "We have not come across anything like this in the Highlands in over 10 years, where an adult dog has been drowned in this manner.
"It would appear that this was a deliberate and cruel act as the animal was chained and weighted down with two plastic 2kg weights, which had been tied to its neck."It would appear that this was a deliberate and cruel act as the animal was chained and weighted down with two plastic 2kg weights, which had been tied to its neck.
"The dog was an entire male, dark in colour, and wearing a distinctive EZY-DOG collar with a camouflage pattern.""The dog was an entire male, dark in colour, and wearing a distinctive EZY-DOG collar with a camouflage pattern."
SSPCA officers have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information about the drowning to contact them.SSPCA officers have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information about the drowning to contact them.