Police say they’ve concluded their investigation into a case of animal abuse in northeast Calgary and say they’ve found several problems with the report from the complainant.

Officers were called to a home in Whitehorn at around 4:30 p.m. on February 7 after a man said his dog had been taken from his home earlier that day.

Cameron Edmonds, the owner of Radar, a husky-cross, told investigators that he found the back gate of his yard open and his dog missing.

Edmonds also said that he conducted a thorough search of the neighbourhood and soon found his dog, lying in snow bank with a belt fastened around his muzzle and nylon rope around his paws.

A subsequent investigation by police soon uncovered multiple unexplained problems with the report of the complainant.

"We did an area canvass where the dog was found, we spoke with the person who found the dog," says Staff Sergeant Brad Moore. "We found no bindings, no rope, no belts in that area."

Moore said that there was also no evidence of anyone entering Edmonds' backyard. "There had been a relatively fresh snowfall. There were no footprints in or out of that yard. The gate had issues in opening and had been previously shut. We were unable to find any evidence of anybody being in there, keeping in mind this was a fairly large dog so it would take some effort to remove it."

As for Radar, police say that the dog did not sustain any injuries consistent with being bound or gagged. "No missing teeth, no missing fur, no rope burns in which the veterinarians say would be consistent with this type of incident."

Any type of injuries that were discovered at a second veterinary visit were the result of a pre-existing condition, Moore says.

The investigation into possible animal abuse is closed, but detectives are looking into other aspects of the case, including fundraising efforts that were conducted afterward.

Police say that another person began a fundraising campaign shortly after the story of Radar’s alleged abuse came out.

That person has been cooperative with police and has been able to provide investigators with information on the donation account.

The campaign raised about $1,745 of an $1,100 goal.

Police say that donors will be able to recover their money by calling them or contacting the donation website.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or CrimeStoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:

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