A 31-year-old woman has been arrested after a dog was found drowning in a river.
The Belgian Shepherd, whose registered microchip name is Bella, was spotted in the River Trent near Farndon, Cheshire and dragged to safety by a woman at around 8.45am on Monday, January 6.
She had a carrier bag containing a large rock tied to her lead when she was found.
Police have since arrested a woman on suspicion of animal cruelty offences.
PC Adam Pace, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Whilst we have made an arrest we are still appealing for information about the circumstances of the incident, including how many people were involved.
"We are lucky that the kind member of the public found and rescued her.
"Whilst the dog is still quite poorly she has been showing some encouraging signs by eating so hopefully she will be on the mend.
"If you saw anything, or have CCTV or dash-cam footage in the area, please get in touch on 101, quoting incident number 103 of 6 January 2020."
