Pit bull left to drown in cage at water’s edge in New Jersey

HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Authorities are trying to find the person who left a young pit bull to drown in a cage at water’s edge in a rising tide.

A person walking their dog in Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands, New Jersey, spotted the small dog cowering in the cage on a portion of sand between a bulkhead and the water as the tide came in on Monday morning. The person rescued the animal.

In a statement on Facebook, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office estimates the dog was placed between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., based on the tide schedule.

The grey and white pit bull was taken to the Highlands police station.