Police in Florida stopped an oncoming train to rescue a dog that had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt. They discovered the dog had been shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder after responding to three separate calls involving shots being fired on Wednesday afternoon. Its injuries were so severe that the dog's front right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days. Horrific: Police arrived at the scene to discover the dog (pictured) had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt . The authorities are now asking for the public's help to find the thug who mercilessly left the animal for dead in the Sulphur Springs area. Officers freed the one to two-year-old female from the tracks and immediately took it to they Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Centre, where it remains in a stable condition. It is under the care of Dr Davidson who says the dog - whose name could be Cabela - is sweet with a good temperament. Police have said they do not know who tied Cabela to the track and asked the public for any information to track down the culprit or the dog's owner. Damaged: Although Cabela (pictured) remains in a stable condition, the injuries were so bad that its front-right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days .
The dog called Cabela was shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder .
Injuries were so severe its front-right leg will be amputated in coming days .
Police arrived in Sulphur Springs area after three calls of shots being fired .
They are asking for public's help to hunt down culprit and the dog's owner .
Police in Florida stopped an oncoming train to rescue a dog that had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt. They discovered the dog had been shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder after responding to three separate calls involving shots being fired on Wednesday afternoon. Its injuries were so severe that the dog's front right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days. Horrific: Police arrived at the scene to discover the dog (pictured) had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt . The authorities are now asking for the public's help to find the thug who mercilessly left the animal for dead in the Sulphur Springs area. Officers freed the one to two-year-old female from the tracks and immediately took it to they Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Centre, where it remains in a stable condition. It is under the care of Dr Davidson who says the dog - whose name could be Cabela - is sweet with a good temperament. Police have said they do not know who tied Cabela to the track and asked the public for any information to track down the culprit or the dog's owner. Damaged: Although Cabela (pictured) remains in a stable condition, the injuries were so bad that its front-right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days .
discovered the dog had been shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder after responding to three separate calls involving shots being fired are now asking for the public's help to find the the Sulphur Springs area. Officers freed the one track down the culprit or the dog's owner. its front-right leg needs to be amputated in the