Probe launched after dog tied up and abandoned in Rosyth.

Witness claims two men in black saloon car are responsible for animal crime

An investigation has been launched after a dog was tied up and abandoned in Rosyth.

The shocking incident happened outside International Decorative Surfaces in the town’s Caledonia Heights on Wednesday May 9.

A witness saw two men get out a black Ford Mondeo, tie the dog to a fence, take a photo and then drive away.

The dog, a Saluki cross type, was found tied up by a boot lace to the wooden fence.

Now named Scampi, the poor pooch is now in the care of the Scottish SPCA and is being looked after at its Edinburgh centre.

Inspector Nicola Liddell said: “Other than an injury to her ear, Scampi is doing well.”

The animal welfare charity is now appealing for information about the crime and about Scampi’s owner.

“If anyone can shed any light on who owns this dog we would urge them to contact us.”

Abandoning an animal is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Anyone found guilty of doing so can expect to be banned from keeping animals for a fixed period or life.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact the Scottish SPCA animal helpline on 03000 999999.

Sadly it’s not the first time a dog has been dumped in Fife.

Only last month a dog was left tied to a pole at Foresters Lodge in Glenrothes.

The scared little dog, named Bonnie, was freezing when she was found.

Last year a shocked Dundonian found a terrified and distressed English bull terrier which had been abandoned in an industrial skip in Kirkcaldy.

But the case which shocked Fifers came back in 2014 when a Staffordshire bull terrier cross was tied to a tree in Kirkcaldy’s Dunniker Woods, doused in petrol and set on fire.

Alastair Graham was later jailed for nine months for the dog’s painful death in what Sheriff James Williamson described as a “grotesque act of savagery”.

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court heard Graham had been looking after Bruno, which belonged to his friend.

It had bit him, leading to the crime.

Other than an injury to her ear, Scampi is doing well NICOLA LIDDELL

Picture: Scottish SPCA. The dog found tied up in Rosyth has been named Scampi and is doing well.