Dog found severly injured in dumpster, owner heartbroken

A Palm Beach County woman is heartbroken, after her pet was found in a dumpster near her home - injured and left for dead.

The dog was taken to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, where it's fighting for its life.

"It shocked me, I couldn't believe it," said Carlisa Franklin.

With tears in her eyes, the dog owner reacts to what neighbors had just told her. That her dog was found in a dumpster right across from her apartment, barely alive.

"I'm not good, because I had no idea. And they said he was yelping in the bag when they took him," added Franklin.

According to officials with Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, the terrier mix was pulled out of a dumpster along Brandywine Drive, Friday afternoon. The severely injured dog was placed, with garbage, inside a garbage bag.

A passerby heard cries and flagged down a sheriff's deputy who rescued the dog.

"It's horrible, I can't imagine why anyone would do this. There are animal shelters all over this county. It's very easy to take a dog, regardless of what happened, whether it was an accident. You can take the animal somewhere and do the right thing," said operations manager with Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control, Cpt. David Walesky.

The dog, who Franklin says is named Bad-Bad, was taken to animal control with a list of injuries, including a fractured skull and possible neck injuries. Franklin says she was told someone hit Bad-bad with a vehicle, and thinking he was dead, threw him away.

"You don't just put a dog in a bag and put it in the dumpster, dead or not. You bury it like you bury your own," she said.

Now she's hoping her pet, who Franklin says she helped deliver, will pull through.

"I'm really sad because my kids loved him. You know they really loved him."

Anyone with information is asked to call Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.