{"id":3073,"date":"2024-07-11T18:51:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2024-07-11T18:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:51:58","slug":"german-shepherd-was-left-to-die-in-canyon-with-mouth-zip-tied-shut-hikers-rescue-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/german-shepherd-was-left-to-die-in-canyon-with-mouth-zip-tied-shut-hikers-rescue-him\/","title":{"rendered":"German shepherd was left to die in canyon with mouth zip-tied shut \u2014 hikers rescue him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Two hikers were left shocked after finding a distressed German shepherd on the trail with its mouth tied shut with a zip tie \u2014 now the dog is in good hands, and authorities are searching for the culprit.\n\n\n\n<p>On July 3, two rock climbers were in a remote area near Malibu Creek Canyon when they found a heartbreaking sight: a distressed 7-year-old German shepherd whose muzzle was shut with a zip tie.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-djur.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/3%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/10212701%5C/Screenshot-1-German-shepherd-male-Zip-Tied-Dog-Rescue-088_0724_CREDIT-In-Defense-of-Animals.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-33568\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>They stopped to help the dog, taking the time to gain his trust so they could remove the zip tie. The dog warmed up to them after they freed his mouth and gave him some food.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cHe is such a sweet dog,\u201d Jonathan Manaoat, one of the hikers, &nbsp;\u201cHe allowed my friend and I to pet him and he gently ate our food out of our hands.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>They were shocked that the dog had been a victim of such cruelty: \u201cSomeone did this intentionally,\u201d Manaoat told the outlet. \u201cThey left him stranded, down a hill in the middle of nowhere off the side of the road. They left him suffering. They left him for dead.<br>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-embed' is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio><div class='\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"'>\n<iframe loading='\"lazy\"' title='\"Zip-Tied' german shepherd abandoned in malibu canyon width='\"500\"' height='\"281\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/HTmEtomlF38?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The dog also had inflammation and warts around his body, and its suspected he was exposed to poison oak.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department responded to a call and brought the dog to Palmdale Animal Care Center for treatment. He was then placed in the care of Los Angeles County Animal Care &amp; Control\u2019s Agoura Animal Center.\n\n\n\n</p><p>According to a press release&nbsp;from In Defense of Animals, the dog, now named Argon, is undergoing tests for suspected lymphoma. Despite everything, Argon has been a sweet and gentle dog and has been receiving lots of love and care.\n\n\n\n</p><p>It is still unknown who tied up Argon\u2019s muzzle and left him in the middle of nowhere on that hot summer day, but animal groups have been pooling a substantial reward for anyone who comes forward with information about the crime.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-djur.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/3%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/10212741%5C/Argon-2-A5637155-male-German-shepherd-dog-zip-tied-Malibu-CA_0724_CREDIT-Los-Angeles-County-Animal-Care-and-Control.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-33569\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>In Defense of Animals, Peace 4 Animals and Hollywood producer Marc Gurvitz are collectively offering a reward of $12,000 for info, according to the press release. Anyone with information regarding the case are urged to contact 415-879-6879.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWe are grateful for the quick actions of these hikers and law enforcement, but our efforts must continue,\u201d said Fleur Dawes, Communications Director of In Defense of Animals. \u201cArgon was left to suffer and die in a remote location. We urge anyone with information about this cruel act to come forward. We are determined to find the person responsible for this horrific abuse and hold them accountable since they are a danger to others.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThis cruel and heartless act of abandoning an innocent German Shepherd in scorching temperatures with his mouth zip-tied over the 4th of July weekend is reprehensible. The individual responsible must be swiftly and decisively brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law. Rest assured, justice will prevail!\u201d said Katie Cleary, Founder of Peace 4 Animals and World Animal News.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-djur.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/3%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/10212800%5C/Screenshot-German-shepherd-male-Zip-Tied-Dog-Rescue-090_0724_CREDIT-In-Defense-of-Animals.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-33570\"\/'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>Two hikers were left shocked after finding a distressed German shepherd on the trail with its mouth tied shut with a zip tie \u2014 now <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/sciencesandnatures.com%5C/german-shepherd-was-left-to-die-in-canyon-with-mouth-zip-tied-shut-hikers-rescue-him%5C/%5C%22" title='\"German' shepherd was left to die in canyon with mouth zip-tied shut hikers rescue him>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3076,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073\/revisions\/3076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></figure></p></figure></p></iframe></div></figure></p></figure></p></strong></p>