Police are searching for a suspect after a family found their lost dog on Saturday tied up to a fence, tortured and killed.

In the days since, Danielle and Solomon Teran have not been able to sleep, eat, or drink because they can’t get the smell of their mutilated husky out of their mind.

“His rotting flesh is burned in my nose. It’s there every time I think of him. It’s there every time I think to eat,” Danielle said.

They do not know how their six-year old husky, Ryu went missing on Thursday night. They said they searched for hours and notified neighbors to be on the look-out. On Saturday, their 15-year old son found Ryu on their front lawn, tied up with a nylon rope to a fence, and cut from the sternum down.

“I just held [my son] while he shook and I explained why we needed the police to come,” Danielle said.

“We watch it everyday on the T.V. and we don’t think about it hitting our home, and now it’s hitting home,” Solomon said.

They said the dog’s killer could have been threatening them because Ryu’s body was found just 50 yards away from the Teran’s front door.

However, Danielle and Solomon said those threats will not work on them.

“I will not run from a coward,” Solomon said.

So far, the two have been able to raise more than $2,500 dollars as a reward for information leading to an arrest.

If you have any information about this case, Deputy Turner with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

The department’s number is 304-267-7000.