Injuries show dog found in Merritt Island was used as a bait dog

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is looking for the owner of the dog after it was found injured under a carport on Ormond Avenue in Merritt Island.

Star went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday night and died, according to the sheriff’s office.

When the dog was brought into a local animal hospital Star was in bad condition and had bites all over its body.

The sheriff said the dog might be a “bait dog” for dogfighting.

A “bait dog” is used to strengthen a fighting dog, according to Sheriff Ivey.

Anyone who has any information on the dog’s owner is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 321-264-5201.

A $10,000 reward is being used for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of suspect or suspects in the case.