Body of German Shepherd Found in North Stonington

Police are investigating after the body of a German Shepherd was found near a lake in North Stonington, according to town officials.

First Selectman Nicholas Mullane said the dog was spotted Thursday afternoon near a lake on Wyassup Road.

Mullane said it's not clear if the animal was a stray or if the body was intentionally placed on a snowbank, but a delivery worker who spotted the dog said fresh tire marks led directly to the body.

"It was fresh marks yesterday morning at the time, and there was [sic] no footprints," said Mike Rabbitt, a courier who has worked the route for a dozen years.

Rabbitt said he called town officials right away.

"This is a spot where buses turn around, and I don't want kids to see, middle of the day, the bus turns around and they see the dog on there," he said.

State police said they were notified around noon Thursday and contacted animal control to remove the dog's body.

It's not clear what killed the dog. Mullane said the animal shows no signs of abuse and does not appear to have been very old when it died.

"We're shipping it off to the state lab to determine cause of death," he explained. "Whatever happened, whether somebody hit it and moved it off to the side, or whether it just passed away and they left it there, dumped it – we don't know."

No witnesses have come forward and no one has claimed ownership of the dog. Officials are working to track down the dog's owner but the investigation has proven difficult due to the lack of a collar and microchip, according to Mullane.

"Hopefully there's not a dog owner out there that doesn't know where their dog is or what happened to it," said Rabbitt.

Anyone with information is urged to call the North Stonington Town Hall or contact State Police Troop E at 860-848-6500.

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