{"id":3957,"date":"2023-03-06T09:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news-appeal-for-information-after-body-of-dog-found-inside-suitcase-in-glasgow\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:08:34","slug":"appeal-for-information-after-body-of-dog-found-inside-suitcase-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news\/appeal-for-information-after-body-of-dog-found-inside-suitcase-in-glasgow\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal for information after body of dog found inside suitcase in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph-4354\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-with-summary paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-content-with-summary field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<h2 class=\"h4\">We\u00a0appealing for information after the body of an emaciated crossbreed was found inside a suitcase near a railway line off Glenmuir Drive, Glasgow on 2 March.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>*WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scottish SPCA inspector, Isla Bell, said, \u201cWe received a call from a railway worker who had been doing repairs in the area for a few hours before discovering a large blue suitcase amongst shrubbery near the railway tracks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe area had lots of litter and the suitcase stood out because it looked clean and fresh. They opened the suitcase because it was giving off a strong smell and found the dog wrapped in blankets and towels inside.<\/p>\n<article class=\"align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-full\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Image<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full_content\/public\/2023-03\/Suitcase%20Dog.png?itok=QTn68-ri\" width=\"847\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Body of dog with mass wrapped in bloody nappy\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>\u201cThe dog is a female brindle and white crossbreed. She was very emaciated and in poor condition. She had numerous masses and tumours on her stomach, one of which was wrapped in a nappy soaked in blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dog\u2019s nails were overgrown, with one growing into her paw pad, causing bleeding. The dog had no microchip and was not wearing a collar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone recognises this dog or has any information that could help us piece together what happened to her, we would ask that they contact our confidential animal helpline on 03000 999 999.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0appealing for information after the body of an emaciated crossbreed was found inside a suitcase near a railway line off Glenmuir Drive, Glasgow on 2 March. *WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE* Scottish SPCA inspector, Isla Bell, said, \u201cWe received a call from a railway worker who had been doing repairs in the area for a few hours [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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