8 Dead Dogs Found In Cottage Grove, Animal Cruelty Suspected

COTTAGE GROVE, MN — Cottage Grove police are investigating a potential animal cruelty incident after several dead dogs were found.

On Sunday at about 12:30 p.m., officers discovered eight deceased dogs that had been left in the tree line along Grey Cloud Island Drive near Grey Cloud Island Trail.

The location is alongside the road where the porta-potty is placed between a large culvert and bridge on Grey Cloud Island, police said.

The dogs were all of a smaller variety and included a Schnauzer and other similar-sized white dogs. They ranged from puppy age to adult and "had been very recently left," police said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Officer Tou Vue at (651) 458-6052. The Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley is assisting police with the investigation.