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Search Is On For Whoever Dumped Pregnant Pooch In Dump

Tribune photo by MICHAEL SPOONEYBARGER

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay Thursday is caring for this abandoned 18-month-old Basenji mix.

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By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 5, 2009

As the city was reveling in the festivities of Super Bowl week, someone discarded an 18-month-old Basenji mix at a county dump that almost immediately gave birth to seven puppies.

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is offering a $1,000 reward for information to track down the former owner of the dog now named Anna.

Mother and her litter are currently at the Humane Society shelter and may remain there or be put with a foster family, said Marti Ryan, spokeswoman for Hillsborough County Animal Services.

She said authorities believe Anna was abandoned at the solid waste site in the 8000 block of Linebaugh Avenue before dawn on Jan. 28.

"It's like saying the animal is worthless and garbage," Ryan said.

Abandoning a dog is a crime and animal service investigators are looking into the case, she said.

Mother and puppies will be put up for adoption. Animal services doesn't put puppies up for adoption until they are at least eight weeks old.

Anyone with information can contact animal services at 744-5660 or by e-mail at info@hillsboroughcounty.org.

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