A malnourished dog was left tied to a post outside the Edmond Animal Welfare shelter during the snowstorm.

The dog was discovered by an employee when she arrived at work Wednesday morning, Edmond police Capt. Nicki Smith said. The city's animal welfare unit is a division of the police department.

“This is ridiculous for people to do this,” Smith said.

The dog, a German shepherd mix, was hungry and ate two bowls of food once he was taken inside the shelter. The dog is young, about 1 year old, and is about 20 pounds underweight.