Dog Found Abandoned In Busy Buckland Retail Parking Lot

MANCHESTER, CT — A dog was abandoned in a busy retail parking lot in Manchester and authorities are trying to track down who did it.

Manchester Animal Control officials said the dog was discovered alone in a crate at about 5 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot in the Buckland Hills section of Manchester. The dog had been dropped off along a curb at the southern end of the lot — in between Walmart and Savers — according to an image posted by animal control officials.

"We are looking for any assistance in locating the former owner and who is responsible for abandoning him," authorities said.

Animal control officials and police are looking for dash camera footage of the parking lot or anyone who may have been shopping in the plaza at that time. Anyone with information can call 860-645-5516.