Police in Florida stopped an oncoming train to rescue a dog that had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt . They discovered the dog had been shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder after responding to three separate calls involving shots being fired on Wednesday afternoon . Its injuries were so severe that the dog 's front right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days . Horrific : Police arrived at the scene to discover the dog ( pictured ) had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt . The authorities are now asking for the public 's help to find the thug who mercilessly left the animal for dead in the Sulphur Springs area . Officers freed the one to two-year-old female from the tracks and immediately took it to they Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Centre , where it remains in a stable condition . It is under the care of Dr Davidson who says the dog - whose name could be Cabela - is sweet with a good temperament . Police have said they do not know who tied Cabela to the track and asked the public for any information to track down the culprit or the dog 's owner . Damaged : Although Cabela ( pictured ) remains in a stable condition , the injuries were so bad that its front-right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days .
The dog called Cabela was shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder . Injuries were so severe its front-right leg will be amputated in the next few days . Police arrived in Sulphur Springs area after three calls of shots being fired . They are asking for public 's help to hunt down culprit and the dog 's owner .