I can't believe this, oh wait I can. I have heard these types of horror stories about abandon dogs being treated badly. Its like you said if the person don't want the dog how about finding the dog a good home, with people who will love and take care of it. To me these people deserve to have criminal charges brought against them. After all they are man handling and mistreating a living creature. I remember when a litter of cats were dumped out of a speeding car right in front of my home, only a few of them survived. To me this is just beyond cruel, as I said if you don't want the pet, then find it a good home or give it to a shelter don't try to kill it or dump it like its garbage.