Authorities in Houston , Texas are offering a $ 5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for maiming a local pit bull . A volunteer at the nonprofit Barrio Dogs spotted a grey pitbull wandering the streets of East Houston on March 18 , and noticed a horrifying site when he got close to the dog . The dog 's ears had been sliced off and it had also had a stab wound to his head . Cropping ears is sometimes a practice carried out by dog fighters , but it does n't involve taking the full ear off , as was the case in the stray found last week . WARNING : GRAPHIC IMAGES . Painful : A pitbull was found roaming the streets of East Houston last week with its ears cut off . Animal abuse : Crime Stoppers are offering a $ 5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for maiming the dog , now named Hotch . 'It 's heartbreaking that someone would do this , ' Barrio Dog volunteer Ernie Zenteno told KHOU . 'Animal cruelty , that 's what this is . ' The volunteer took the dog , which has since been named Hotch , to the Gulfgate Animal Hospital where veterinarians worked to treat its wounds . Gulfgate 's Dr Sherry Corona says Hotch 's ear had become infected but the dog will make a full recovery . Barrio Dogs will now be placing Hotch with a foster family until a permanent adoption can be sorted . Recovering : Hotch will be placed in a foster home until a permanent adoption can be organized . Veterinarians say he will make a full recovery . 'It 's heartbreaking that someone would do this . Animal cruelty , that 's what this is , ' a Barrio Dogs volunteer said of Hotch . In the meantime , investigators in Houston are searching for the person or persons responsible for carrying out the heinous act of animal abuse . Authorities believe someone living in the neighborhood where Hotch was found may be responsible , and Crime Stoppers are offering a $ 5,000 reward for information leading to a suspect 's arrest . The maiming of Hotch in Houston follows a similar incident late last month in Tulsa , Oklahoma - about seven hour drive north . A man there had his 2-month-old pitbull of the same color stolen on February 26 . A few days later he found pieces of the puppy 's ears in his backyard . Who did this ? Authorities believe the person responsible for butchering off Hotch 's ears may live in the neighborhood where the dogs was found . A view of the neighborhood above .
A grey pitbull was found wandering the streets of East Houston on March 18 . The dog , now name Hotch , was taken to a veterinary clinic and treated for its condition ; Hotch is expected to make a full recovery . Crime Stoppers are offering a $ 5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for maiming him .