Animal Control responded to a call from someone who heard an animal inside a dumpster: she initially thought it was a raccoon but was shocked to discover it was a dog. The dog was in an unbelievable condition: his head was entirely wrapped in duct tape, as was his tail, and his legs were taped together. He also reportedly had

“food and other debris caked in his fur.” “I have never seen anything like it,” responding staff member Kevin Wiederin told KETV. “The entire muzzle was taped, and then there was tape covering up the eyes and it was just sitting there and its front and back paws were taped together also.” “I was absolutely sickened. It was it was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen,” he added.

Leo’s owner Erin Dillon-Pasillas says the dog slipped out of the house while she was taking her son to school. She had spent days panicking and contacting shelters about her lost pet. “Every day got more stressful … it was just crickets,” she told KETV. “I was shaking, calling them. You know, thinking, please be my dog, please be my dog.” Read more below