Police search for person who abandoned 24 dogs in two Central Indiana county parks
Natalie Neysa AlundPolice in central Indiana are investigating after they said someone abandoned 24 dogs in two neighboring county parks over the weekend.
The Rushville Animal Shelter reported someone dumped nine dogs at its city dog park sometime late Saturday night into Sunday morning. The shelter is in Rush County, about 45 miles southeast of Indianapolis,
In addition, someone left 15 other dogs in neighboring southern Decatur County, the shelter posted on Facebook.
A shelter staff member told USA TODAY on Wednesday the dogs, whose exact breeds and ages were not immediately known, were left in parks near the county seat of Greensburg.
"Most are estimated around 1 year old, the spokesperson said. "We suspect most of them to be collie or shepherd mixes but that is just an educated guess at this point."
Anticipated adoption dates were also not known, the spokesperson said.
"We do not currently have an estimated date they will be available as most are scared and will require some socialization," the staffer said. "We encourage everyone to watch our facebook as well will update the post as things change.
Know who left the dogs? Call police
The Rushville Police Department is asking anyone with information about the case to contact them or the shelter.
The department could not immediately be reached for comment by USA TODAY.
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