The San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement division asked the public for information Tuesday to help identify the owners of two golden retrievers recently dropped off at the organization’s Oceanside campus.
Both dogs are male golden retrievers, estimated to be 9 to 10 months old. They have microchips originally registered with the American Kennel Club, but the chips were never updated with new ownership information, according to the agency.
According to the animal welfare agency, the dogs were brought in on July 25 and 26 by a person who stated only that his name was Brandon, and that he had found the dogs as strays.
Given the condition of the dogs and the potential that they were intentionally harmed, SDHS’s Humane Law Enforcement would like to speak to anyone who may have information about the dogs, or the person who brought the dogs in.
“It is important to note that the man who identified himself as Brandon is not currently a suspect,” said San Diego Humane Society Chief of Humane Law Enforcement Jace Huggins.
“We are hoping to learn more about these dogs and are asking our community to help us gather information if they know anything.”
On Wednesday, the Humane Society announced that they had successfully found the individual who had dropped off the dogs and that he was cooperating with investigators.
Anyone with information about these dogs is asked to contact Humane Law Enforcement at (619) 299-7012 (press 1 for Dispatch) or email investigations@sdhumane.org.
This story was updated on Wed. Jul. 31, 3:48 p.m.
City News Service contributed to this report.
