The RSPCA are trying to find the owner of a "very distressed" dog with suspected cigarette burns after he was tied up and abandoned in East Ardsley, near Leeds.
The American bulldog called Hector was tied to the gates of the RSPCA Leeds, Wakefield & District Branch Animal Centre on Moor Knoll Lane, at 6.45pm on Saturday, August 1.
CCTV shows a driver jump out of a black Mercedes with foreign number plates, bring the dog out and tie him to the gate.
Animal care manager Lucynda Hodgson said: “We had to call for an inspector to come and help as the dog was being rather aggressive and although he was wearing a pretty hefty muzzle the staff were struggling to get near him.
“He was tied up with a heavy chain lead so short that he could barely lay down and was so upset that he had twisted the chain lead tighter and tighter around his neck to the point that he couldn’t move in any direction.
“It took two of our animal care assistants and the officer to free him and get him up to our kennels.”
She added: "He really shut down after what must have been a terrifying ordeal for him but after a few days of getting used to the staff he is doing a lot better and seems much happier.
“Initially he wasn’t responding to any English words so, given the foreign plates on the car, we tried some other options and it emerged he was actually very well trained, in German."
The RSPCA say Hector is an unneutered male who is fit and healthy, with freshly cut nails, but he was found to have some suspected cigarette burns on his body.
RSPCA inspector Emily Stodart, who is investigating the incident, said: "Poor Hector was very distressed when he was found.
“We would like to find out how Hector came to have these injuries and who abandoned him in this way.
“If you can help us to locate his owner please call me.”
If you know the owner or can assist the RSPCA investigation phone 0300 123 8018 and ask to leave a message for inspector Emily Stodart.
