(WAND) — On Tuesday morning, a local resident found a crate containing a dead dog that had been dumped on Sawyer Road south of the intersection at Sawyer and Illiniwick near Forsyth.
The dog is a larger breed with brindle coloring and appears to have been severely malnourished. The resident who found the dog called it in to the Macon County Sheriff's Office.
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The case is being investigated by Macon County Animal Control.
Anyone with knowledge of the dog or owners can call Macon County Animal Control at 217-425-4508Â or the Macon County Sheriff's Department at 217-424-1311.
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