Group Accused Of Dumping Dog On Freeway Cleared Of Wrongdoing

LOS ANGELES, CA — The occupants of a car from which a dog was believed to have been abandoned on a Los Angeles freeway have been cleared of wrongdoing, officials said Friday.

A witness had reported that the small brown-and-white dog, possibly a terrier mix, was intentionally released about 2:35 p.m. on Aug. 3 on the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, according to Ana Bustilloz of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles.

The witness said the dog was released from a white Chrysler Sebring convertible with what appeared to be four young women inside, according to Bustilloz, who said the dog was last seen running southbound on the freeway between cars.

"The car has been located, the occupants and third-party eyewitnesses have been interviewed and the car and those occupants have been cleared," according to Capt. Cesar Perea, spcaLA's director of animal cruelty investigations.

The case is ongoing and investigators "continue to seek information related to the dog," Bustilloz said.

Anyone with information about the dog was urged to call the spcaLA Animal Cruelty Tipline at (800) 540-SPCA, or use the group's animal cruelty reporting form at www.spcaLA.com.

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