Officials hope to identify two men who, they say, abandoned a dog suffering from ‘severe, untreated’ conditions at the PSPCA in North Philly on Monday.
Officials with the Pennsylvania SPCA are hoping to identify two individuals who, they claim, abandoned a dog suffering from “severe, untreated medical conditions,” at the organization’s North Philly headquarters on Monday
According to officials with the PSPCA, the incident happened on Monday, July 13, 2026, when two individuals drove into the PSPCA’s parking lot along the 300 block of East Erie Avenue — parking illegally, the PSPCA noted — and exited the vehicle while carrying a pink crate
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The pair, captured on camera, then carried the crate to a vestibule between the interior and exterior doors for the facility, where they left the injured animal before they fled the scene without alerting staff
PSPCA
PSPCA
When workers at the PSPCA discovered the crate, they found a dog that, officials said was “suffering from severe, untreated medical conditions, including severe matting — including his front limbs, tail, rear limbs, and torso.”
“The matting on his right front leg was so severe it caused a strangulation wound, an open, ulcerated injury that left him unable to bear weight on that limb,” PSPCA officials said in a statement. “He also had a flea infestation.”
PSPCA
PSPCA
However, officials said the animal was quiet and gentle and allowed rescuers to treat his injuries without incident
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The animal — which PSPCA workers have nicknamed Schwarber — is currently receiving care from the PSPCA’s hospital staff and an active animal cruelty investigation is underway, officials said
Anyone who may recognize these individuals, the vehicle involved or may have information in this incident is asked to contact the PSPCA’s Animal Cruelty Hotline at 866-601-7722
