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Animal Protection of New Mexico is offering a $5,000 for any information leading to a suspected burglar who shot and mortally wounded a Great Dane named Moose during a Sandia Park break-in.

A Sandia Park family’s home was burglarized on Sept. 22 and their beloved Moose was found inside — wounded and struggling to breathe.

Because Moose was suffering, the family said it made the difficult decision to have their companion euthanized by a veterinarian. A necropsy confirmed Moose had been shot.

Investigators with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department said that Moose was likely shot during a robbery at the home.

The Bernalillo County sheriff is investigating this as a case of aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon and felony animal cruelty.

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A few days after the Sandia Park incident, a suspect in East Mountains burglary was caught on home surveillance footage burglarizing a home on Albuquerque’s West Side.

“The stolen vehicle that the suspect left behind when he fled from officers contained items that were stolen from the Sandia Park incident,” Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Officer Tanner Tixier said.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call the Animal Protection of New Mexico’s Animal Cruelty Hotline at 877-548-6263.

All calls are confidential and callers may remain anonymous.