

Joshua Freeman, CP24.com





The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking for help to identify an owner after the badly burned body of a small dog was found on a property in Scarborough.

Groundskeepers at a property southeast of McCowan Road and Highway 401 found the small dog’s body yesterday.

According to a news release issued by the OSPCA Wednesday, the body was burned on an off-white coloured cloth with a gold leaf design sometime between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 in the place where it was found.

It’s not yet clear how the dog died, however the OSPCA is appealing to the public for information about the incident.

“If you saw smoke in the area, or witnessed anything unusual, please come forward,” OSPCA Senior Inspector Alison Green said in the release. “We depend on the public to be our eyes and ears and report cases of animal cruelty.”

Investigators believe the dog had blond fur, but could not determine its breed, age or gender.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact the OSPCA at 310-SPCA.