Rescue Shelter Mourning Loss of Dog After Someone Breaks in and Steals Her

This California animal rescue is mourning the loss of one of their beloved dogs named Pretty Girl after someone broke in, stole her, abused her, and left her for dead.

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On June 9th, an unknown individual broke into Paw Works, a non-profit animal rescue based in Thousand Oaks, California. The individual picked the locks around 3 am and took Pretty Girl with them.

Brittany Vizcarra, the director of operations at Paw Works, told PEOPLE, “I personally believe they were looking for a dog that seemed easy to grab,” she added.

Unfortunately, Pretty Girl’s story did not have a happy ending. Vizcarra said that “people in the community later reported seeing Pretty Girl on the 101 freeway around 8 am.”

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She was seen running northbound, but when people tried to catch her, she jumped over the center divider and was hit by a car. A good samaritan brought Pretty Girl to the Conejo Valley Vet, where they found her microchip and discovered she belonged to Paw Works. The rescue went to get her and took her to the organization’s hospital.

Although Pretty Girl had no broken bones, the veterinarians found that the poor pup had suffered internal bleeding, head and spine trauma, and tearing in her organs. Shortly after she arrived back at Paw Works, she succumbed to her injuries.

“She was surrounded by Paw Works team members that she knew and loved, who tried everything in their power to help save her,” Vizcarra said

The rescue is working to find out who broke into their rescue and find the cruel person whose actions led to Pretty Girl being struck by a car.

“Unfortunately, we are still unsure of who did this. We know from the video that it is a person wearing a large hoodie with a skull on the back, shorts, and Vans shoes. We encourage everyone to take a look at the surveillance video footage and contact the Camarillo PD with any tips,” Vizcarra said.

Paw Works and PETA have teamed up to raise $17,000 as a reward for information that leads to “the capture and prosecution of the person(s) of interest in Pretty Girl’s ongoing investigation.” Pretty Girl first came to Paw Works in April from a rural shelter where she was at risk of being euthanized. Although the dog was guarded at first, with some time, she began to warm up and become the funny, active, and happy dog she was.

“She loved to go for walks and snuggle up with her favorite rescue workers. We believe with the right, patient person, she would have been able to show her potential — but unfortunately, she never got that chance,” the Paw Works director says.

Those with information about Pretty Girl’s abductor should contact the Camarillo Police Department at 805-388-5100 and or call/text Paw Works at (805) 799-3937.

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