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Hog-tied dog washes up on Nahant beach
By Jill Casey
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Nahant Animal Control Officer Michael Kairevich said he hopes he never again sees what he did Tuesday morning washed up on the beach.
"It's just not right," said Kairevich, referring to the dead golden retriever that was discovered hog-tied and stuffed in a heavy burlap bag on Long Beach shortly before 9 a.m.
Lynn police first received the call from a person who stumbled upon it near the bathhouse on the Lynn-Nahant line. Lynn police then alerted Nahant police about the matter who are now heading an investigation to determine who may have done this to the dog. Nahant police also want to too see if the dog can be connected to a registered owner in the area.
"There was enough bloating to say he was in the water for a while," said Kairevich, about the condition of the dog's body. All four legs of the dog were tied together, he said. The sex of the dog has not been identified yet.
The Massachusetts Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was alerted about the gruesome discovery and will investigate the matter Wednesday in Nahant with local police, Kairevich said. Kairevich, who was upset about the discovery, said he intends to do anything he can to find out what kind of person would do this to a helpless dog.
"It's horrible," Kairevich said.
The MSPCA can determine if the dog had an identification chip implanted inside its body for tracking purposes, Kairevich said. If the dog didn't have one, Kairevich is hoping that word-of-mouth may help police connect the dog with its owner.
Kairevich, a retired Nahant police officer, said he has never seen anything like this in his career. "I hope I never see anything like this again," he said.
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I sure am praying he was microchipped too. 
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