07:35 PM CDT on Monday, April 24, 2006

By BRANDON FORMBY / The Dallas Morning News

File / WFAA-TV

Mercy's burns covered 60 percent of her body.

A 10-month-old puppy found with extensive burns on Good Friday in Dallas died Sunday night.

Operation Kindness officials said Monday that Mercy, a pit-bull mix, died shortly after a plasma transfusion at a veterinary clinic where she was receiving treatment for her injuries which included burns on 60 percent of her body, stab wounds and cuts.

A Dallas man found the puppy in a wooded area behind the Rock Creek apartment complex at Preston and Belt Line roads in far North Dallas. She was taken to Operation Kindness Animal Shelter in Carrolton.

Shelter officials said someone likely poured gasoline on Mercy and then lit her on fire.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the dog’s injuries. Anyone with information is asked to call Dallas Animal Services at 214-671-0246.

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