Dog is set on fire in Lancaster*
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UPDATED AT 3:08 P.M.: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a reward of $5,000 to anyone who offers information leading to the conviction of whoever set a dog on fire in Lancaster on Monday night.
Anyone with information on the attack is urged to call the sheriff’s Lancaster Station at (661) 948-8466.
-- Jean-Paul Renaud
10:47 A.M.: Investigators are searching for whoever set a dog on fire in Lancaster on Monday night.
Residents of the 300 block of East Lingard Street heard the pit bull mix yelping, then saw it running into the street, its fur ablaze, about 11:30 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Ed Stewart.
One onlooker put a coat over the dog, extinguishing the flames, Stewart said. The dog was taken to a county animal shelter where it was being treated today for burns to its legs and back.
Stewart said the people responsible could face felony animal cruelty charges.
-- Molly Hennessy-Fiske