On the evening of April 23, 2020 the Humane Rescue Alliance received a call concerning a brown and white puppy found in a black trash bag on 16th Street NW, near Rittenhouse Street NW. The puppy was found around 6:30 PM.

The Humane Rescue Alliance desperately needs the help of the community for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this horrific act of animal cruelty. The Humane Rescue Alliance is offering a $5,000.00 reward that will be given to any person who provides such information.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Humane Rescue Alliance’s Humane Law Enforcement Department:

Officer Duren, [email protected]

202-723-5730 ext. EXT 131

Information will be kept confidential upon request.