€5,000 reward to find Marvin the dog's killers

The Animal Rights Action Network will offer a €5,000 reward for information on those who killed a small dog in Cork over the weekend.

Gardaí are also hunting for those behind the torture and killing of the dog, which was a beloved family pet.

Five year old jack russell Marvin was found in a ditch in Ballinderry Park having suffered extensive injuries, including a cut to his throat.

Animal rights group ARAN offers €5,000 reward for information about Marvin's killers http://t.co/EqpBcCmMdg #Cork pic.twitter.com/Mjn2xrevxP

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Marvin's owner Sylvia McCarthy says whoever did it should go to jail.

"They should be brought to court, and probably get jail," said Ms McCarthy.

"A Gard said to me that he had seen cases of neglect and animal cruelty, animals would be starving, and tied up, but never what was done to Marvin."