A 3-month-old puppy was found by Ferndale police to have suffered abuse, including having both ears severed.

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FERNDALE — A Detroit man was arrested in Ferndale after he was caught allegedly abusing a puppy.

According to a press release, Ferndale police received a 911 call at approximately 12:10 a.m. Friday, June 6, about sounds of an animal crying near Woodward Avenue and East Bennett Street. The caller reportedly saw a man put a small animal inside a garbage bag.

Officers responded to the area and located Curtis Christophr-Ray Martin, 25, of Detroit, crouching alongside his vehicle with the hatchback open.

Through their investigation, police said they found a 3-month-old puppy in the trunk of Martin’s vehicle with a garbage bag over

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