A brave member of the public rescued a dog that was tied to a heavy rock and was drowning in the River Trent this morning.
The Belgian Shepherd, whose registered microchip name is Bella, was spotted in the water and dragged to safety by a woman near Long Lane, Farndon, at around 8.45 am today (Monday 6 January).
She had a carrier bag containing a large rock tied to her lead when she was found by the heroic member of the public who risked her own life to save the dog.
Nottinghamshire Police have taken the dog to a local vet where she is receiving care.
Officers investigating the incident are appealing for anyone who recognises the dog or who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time to come forward as soon as possible.
PC Pace, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This was an evil and nasty thing to do to this poor dog, and we are making every effort to find out who is responsible.
“We are lucky that the kind member of the public found and rescued her.
“If anyone has dash-cam or CCTV footage of vehicles in Long Lane that may show who was in the area at the time that would be really helpful.
“We are working with the RSPCA and are conducting microchip enquiries.
“Her name was recorded in 2010 as Bella on her microchip, but it is possible she may be known by another name if her owner has changed since then.
If anyone recognises her and knows who owns her, please get in touch on 101, quoting incident number 103 of 6 January 2020.”
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I hope the person who done this dose not get away with it they are bad wicked people ,Police please donot let them get away with this.