This dog was found alone in a closet by new homeowners in Maine. The couple had just purchased a home in Maine and found the pup while they were renovating.
CARIBOU, Maine A Caribou man has been charged with animal cruelty after locking a dog inside a vacant home, police said.
Police identified Matthew Guzman, 31, as the dog’s owner. Guzman turned himself in to Caribou police Monday evening.
The new owners of a home on Belanger Road found the male, likely pitbull mix puppy locked inside a closet on Nov. 9. The dog was in dire need of food and medical care. The homeowners found the dog when they began renovating the home and called police. Law enforcement took it to the Central Aroostook Humane Society in Presque Isle to be cared for and began searching for its owner.