BOSTON -- A $10,000 reward was offered Monday in connection with an animal cruelty case in Pepperell, Mass.

RESOURCES To donate to the Golden Justice Fund: MSPCA, Attn: Law Enforcement Department 350 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130 Report Animal Cruelty

The MSPCA, with help from local animal lovers and comedian Richard Pryor and his wife Jennifer Lee, announced today that it is offering the reward after the corpse of a dog was found in the woods The dog had been beaten, and its throat had been slit.

The dog's death followed another incident in Nahant, Mass., where the corpse of a golden retriever was found on Long Beach on Sept. 21. The dog was found wrapped tightly in burlap with its mouth and feet bound with rope. The reward offered in this case is $20,000.

"We need the public's help. We hope that these rewards induce someone to come forward with the information we need to secure a conviction," MSPCA Director of Law Enforcement Peter Gollub said. "Although the outpouring of public support has been sustained and remarkable, the MSPCA has not yet received contributions sufficient to cover the two rewards announced. Nonetheless, the MSPCA will demonstrate its commitment to the solution of these cases by advancing the necessary reward funding."

Anyone with information about the Nahant case should call the MSPCA Law Enforcement Department at (617) 522-6008 or (800) 628-5808. Anyone with information about the Pepperell case should call the Pepperell Police Department at (978) 433-2424 or the MSPCA Law Enforcement Department.