Young pit bull killed in Cobb County, video could show perpetrators

COBB COUNTY, Ga. – The search is on for a number of people connected to a serious animal cruelty case in Cobb County. Some of them were caught on camera trying to dispose of the body of a dead dog.

Surveillance video shows two men carrying a metal dog crate with a sheet over it and placing it against a dumpster at the Legacy at West Cobb apartments on Favor Road. There is also a third man in the video, and they lean a mattress against the coffin in an apparent attempt to hide it.

Cobb County Animal Services Director Steve Hammond says there is a dead dog in that crate.

A second video shows them returning the next day for the dog.

“The perpetrators returned, removed the dog from the crate, placed it in a blue plastic bag and left the scene,” Hammond said.

Hammond wants to know who these men are, as well as a juvenile who investigators say is responsible for the dog’s death.

“What we learned is that the dog drowned in a bathtub, we believe the young animal was involved,” Hammond said.

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Hammond believes the dog was a young, brown and white pit bull. But he knows little else about the puppy, as researchers have not been able to find the animal’s body.

“We had quite a few resources to look through the woods because at one point we were told it was placed in the woods and in a creek that was there. Our police search and rescue team came out and assisted searched and we couldn’t find it,” Hammond said.

All this took place at the end of July. While they may never find the dog’s body, they are determined to find those responsible.

“We want to know who did this and try to find out why and maybe it is a person who needs help. We want to prevent something like this from happening in the future,” Hammond said.

This is now a Crime Stoppers case. Since publication earlier this week, some tips have come in, but Hammond says they need more. You can report any information to 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at StopCrimeAtl.org. You can remain anonymous.