Police seeking information on 2 more animal cases

BOARDMAN

Humane agents are investigating possibly the Mahoning Valley’s

seventh animal-abuse case since Jan. 30.

Animal Charity of Ohio Office manager Talia Musolino said a pit bull who was reportedly shot late Monday actually does not have a gunshot wound, and instead suffered some kind of blunt-force trauma.

“He was either hit by a car or a blunt [object],” Musolino said.

Boardman police were called to the 4000 block of Southern Boulevard about 10:20 p.m. Monday when a man reported a pit bull wandering in the neighborhood appeared to have been shot in the head.

Police noted in their report the dog named “Vito” had a cut between his eyes and was lethargic and disoriented.

The dog’s owner said Vito got out of the house about 9 p.m. through a side door that was broken earlier that day, police said.

“The dog is acting normal now,” Musolino said. “It’s just hard to say exactly what happened. It’s another case where if anyone saw anything, please come forward.”

Humane agents also responded to another recent possible case of animal

cruelty but after investigating, found that it did not appear to be abuse, Musolino said.

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