Starving dog found in Nepean

The Ontario SPCA is asking for the public’s help after an ‘extremely emaciated’ dog was found in Nepean.

Ontario's animal protection agency is asking for the public’s help after an ‘extremely emaciated’ dog was found in Nepean.

A passerby spotted the dog in a parking lot on Feb. 28 on Stonefield Private, near Prince of Wales and Strandherd Drive in Nepean, the Ontario SPCA said in a news release.

The dog’s hips, spine and ribs were visible. The dog was taken to a veterinarian and is now receiving care, the news released said.

The dog is a Labrador-type cross between one and two years old. He wasn’t microchipped and wasn’t wearing a collar.

The SPCA is trying to figure out who owned the dog. Anyone with information can call the service's animal cruelty hotline at 310-SPCA (7722).