Animal cruelty suspect wanted after abandoned and dead dogs found

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on September 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Oxford OPP are looking for a suspect wanted in an animal cruelty case in Blandford-Blenheim.

On Sunday around 11:30 a.m., OPP received a report of a dead dog in the ditch on Township Road 8. Police said young, abandoned dogs were also found.

No further details have been provided at this time. The investigation has been passed over to the Provincial Animal Welfare Service.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Provincial Animal Welfare Service agency at 1-833-926-4625. Anonymous tips can also be called in to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.