Florida veterinarians are treating a Yorkshire Terrier mix that was dropped off at an animal clinic with its mouth bound tightly by an elastic hair tie.
Paws 2 Help founder Eve Van Engel says two women dropped Pixie the Yorkie off at a clinic near West Palm Beach Sunday. The pup has a ¾-inch-deep gash between her eyes and nose.
Van Engel says the women gave conflicting stories about who tied the dog's mouth shut.
In South Carolina on Friday, a man was sentenced to five years in prison for wrapping electrical tape around a dog's muzzle to stop her from barking. In the Palm Beach case, however, animal control officials had not filed a cruelty report by Sunday evening.