AR-News: (CO - US) Another dog found dead and set on fire in dumpster

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Another dog found burned 

Animal discovered in Aurora dumpsterBy Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News
February 20, 2004Another dog has been found dead and set on fire.
Aurora firefighters called to a dumpster fire found the dog late Wednesday - 
the third this week in the metro area.
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"We're looking at the possibility that it was arson," said Capt. Chris 
Henderson, fire department spokesman, on Thursday.
Arson investigators are testing the dumpster to see whether accelerants were 
used to start the blaze, Henderson said. A necropsy is being performed on the 
animal to determine whether it burned to death or was killed before being set 
on fire.
Firefighters said they think the dog was an adult, but it was so badly burned 
they had trouble identifying a breed. It probably weighed about 50 pounds.
An Aurora Heights resident called the fire department about 9:45 p.m. 
Wednesday to report that a dumpster was on fire in an alley behind Hope Lutheran 
Church in the 1300 block of Macon Street.
Firefighters found flames engulfing the dumpster and shooting about a foot 
outside of the container, Henderson said. After they extinguished the flames, 
firefighters found only a small trash bag and the carcass inside.
The Aurora case is similar to cases in Arvada and Jefferson County this week. 
A burglar took five dogs from the Humane Society's shelter Monday evening.
Later that night, sheriff's deputies were called to investigate two incidents 
during a three-hour period in which two puppies were burned to death in 
Arvada and southern Jefferson County. A third pup, a shepherd mix named Ashley by 
veterinarians, is recovering from its burns at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital.
A witness saw a man holding two puppies outside the Bally's Fitness Center, 
8996 W. Bowles Ave., and standing over a flaming dog. After the man was spotted 
he dropped one dog but fled with the other.
The Colorado Humane Society in Englewood still is missing a large black 
puppy. Taylor Rees, the society's operation manager, said staff members will talk 
with Aurora to determine whether the animal firefighters found is the one they 
are missing.

    
    
    
    
 
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