Cobb investigators say it’s one of the most horrific animal abuse cases and they need your help

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators are searching for a group of six men captured on camera removing a dog’s body from an apartment complex in Cobb County.

Police told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that they believe someone drowned a 2-year-old pit bull in the bathtub and then dumped its body.

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They are offering a Crime Stoppers reward for anyone who can help them identify the person responsible and the men police say helped cover it up.

“If they would do this to an animal, what’s next? A child?” Cobb County Animal Services Director Steve Hammond said.

Cobb County Animal Services say this is one of the most horrific animal abuse cases they’ve seen.

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Hammond says that before investigators were able to get to the Legacy at West Cobb apartment complex, the suspects were already gone.

Investigators say after they drowned the dog, which they say is not an easy task, and then covered the crate with a mattress. They returned the next day with a blue bag, which they put the dog into and ran off

They are hoping that, months later, offering a reward will help lead them to the people responsible.

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