A man has been charged with animal cruelty after a dead dog was found weighed down with a cement block underwater in Sydney's south on the weekend.
Around midday on Saturday police were called to Yowie Bay after the dog was found by swimmers.
Police divers retrieved the two-year-old Belgian Malinois and took it to a vet for a post mortem examination.
Police then searched a property at Miranda on Monday and seized more than 117 grams of cannabis and other items.
A 49-year-old man has been charged with torturing, beating and causing the death of an animal, committing an act of aggravated cruelty on an animal and possessing a prohibited drug.
He was refused bail and will appear at Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday.
Animal Justice MP Emma Hurst said she would be watching the case closely.
"This is beyond horrifying. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering endured by this sentient being," Ms Hurst said in a statement.
She wants people convicted of animal cruelty to be prevented from working children.
"Anyone who harms an animal in an aggressive act of cruelty is a danger to other animals and the wider community," Ms Hurst said.
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