NAPOLEON, Ohio — Henry County officials are trying to track down the person who dumped a puppy just before the New Year.
The Henry County Humane Society received a call Saturday morning that someone had thrown a puppy over the fence of the county dog warden's office overnight.
She was underweight and suffering from exposure to the cold.
"We don't have any leads on who's responsible for it, but we put it out there just in case anyone does have any information they can come to us and let us know so that way we can hold people accountable if needed," said Krystyll Harden, the director of HCHS.
Since then, this four to five-month-old pit mix now named Quinn has needed a lot of hands-on care that included antibiotics and medicated baths for her mange, and parasite treatment.
"And not to mention just TLC. She was beaten down pretty bad and just us being able to handle her, touch her, pet her," said Harden.
In the short time since bringing in Quinn, the humane society has collected many donations for her care and the care of the rest of the animals.
The folks taking care of the pup are so excited to see her quickly healing up.
"I love animals so much. So to see someone treat an animal to the point where it has mange and is just awful looking, it just hurts," said kennel manager Lathen Shank.
The Humane Society wants to take this time to remind anyone if you are struggling with taking care of an animal to call your local shelter.
Along with taking the animal, they could also connect you with other organizations who could also help out.
"Let them know about your situation and see what resources are out there for you," said Harden. "Because this could have been prevented if someone would have just utilized those resources."
Krystyll said it's probably going to be months to get to the point where Quinn can be adopted. The humane society is working on getting her health and social skills up to par, which should happen later this year.
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