Brampton Animal Services is investigating after a dog was found beaten to death in a north end park last month.

On May 10, officials from both the city and Ontario Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) were called to Spruce Park on Heart Lake Road, near Sandalwood Parkway, to investigate a report of a dead dog.

Investigators say upon arrival, officers found a male Cane Corso dog deceased near a parking area.

The dog was approximately five years old with dark-brown brindle fur.