NATCHEZ — An employee at Kelly’s Kids made a gruesome discovery Thursday, finding the carcass of a dog that had been cut in half on the property.

Natchez Police Detective Jerry Ford said the employee reported finding the hindquarters of a black dog on the company’s property. The dog had apparently been cut in half, Ford said, and the rear half was tossed over the property’s fence.

“We don’t have a whole lot to go on,” Ford said. “We don’t know if they were playing a prank or what, but we can’t link it to anybody, and there was no video surveillance.”

Anyone with any information about the incident should call NPD at 601-445-5565 or Crime Stoppers at 601-442-5000.

Crime Stoppers offers a reward up to $1,000 for a tip leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.