LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is investigating the circumstances behind the abandonment of a small dog in a trash can on Friday.

The department reported that at 1:40 p.m. Friday officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of S. Main Street to investigate a citizen's report of a small dog left in a large garbage can.

Officers located and rescued the little male dog, according to the report.

Police said the dog would not have been able to get into the can on his own and they believe someone dumped him there, most likely hours earlier.

Officers have taken the dog to Lake County Animal Care and Control, according to the report.

Police are asking that anyone who may have information on this dog or the circumstances of this incident to contact them.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department by sending a private message on its Facebook page @LakeportPolice, emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , calling 707-263-5491 and asking to talk with an officer or sending an anonymous message from your cellular phone by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777.