EDITOR’S NOTE: The following photo may be upsetting to some readers. We are including it to raise awareness and support efforts to ensure justice for the dog.

A German Shepherd suffered to death in the woods near Penticton and BC SPCA is hoping to catch the person responsible.

The dog’s remains were discovered by a girl and her grandfather in a remote, mountainous region south of Penticton, on McIntyre Creek Road near Vaseaux Lake, according to a release from the SPCA.

An animal protection officer determined upon investigation the German Shepherd had been muzzled and tied tightly to a tree prior to its death. A graphic photo of the scene shows a significantly decayed body, still tied to a tree with a muzzle over its snout.

The dog had decomposed so much its sex could not be determine

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