WAYNE COUNTY (WTVD) -- Wayne County Animal Control is investigating after a pregnant dog was found frozen to death on the side of the road.
Officials speculate that the dog was abandoned at Airport Road near Pikeville sometime Sunday night.
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Officers with animal control picked up the dog Monday after receiving multiple calls that a dead, pregnant dog was on the side of the road - frozen to death.
According to the National Weather Services, temperatures were below freezing Sunday night.
Authorities said the dog was not microchipped.
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Animal control is actively searching for the person(s) responsible, saying they plan to pursue animal cruelty and abandonment charges.