The discoveries of a maggot-covered puppy, which eventually died, and a spray-painted kitten, which survived, have led to offers of $1,000 for information that leads to arrests and convictions in the separate incidents of cruelty.
An anonymous supporter of a nonprofit animal welfare group, the Friends of the Dearborn Animal Shelter, is putting up the money, executive director Elaine Greene said Monday.
She said the emaciated puppy, a collie mix about 7 weeks old, was found July 6 by a woman walking in a residential area in east Dearborn on Ternes between Ruby and Ford roads.
A veterinarian decided the puppy should be euthanized. Greene said the maggots likely had infested the animal's airway.
The kitten covered in red paint was brought to the same Dearborn shelter on Saturday.
An employee of Belle Tire at Michigan and Nowlin roads in Dearborn found the 7- to 8-week-old dark gray cat wandering near the tire store.
Shelter workers sheared the kitten's fur to remove the paint, and it is up for adoption. It has since been named Sherwin.
Greene said it's not unusual to see neglected animals in her line of work, but deliberate cruelty is rare.
"You see thin animals or injured animals, but not people throwing an animal away, not out-and-out cruelty," she said.
Animal cruelty is a felony. Anyone with information can call the shelter at 313-943-2697.
By Kim North Shine
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