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'Poor thing got quilled': NH police seek dog's owner after porcupine encounter

RINDGE, N.H. -  Police in New Hampshire are seeking the owner of a dog that had an encounter with a porcupine.

"Poor thing got quilled," the Rindge Police Department said Monday, sharing a photo of the pup that showed quills stuck to its face. 

The dog has a collar but no tags. It was found on Cathedral Road near Shaw Hill.

Police said they contacted several local veterinarians to try and help the dog, but they were not immediately available. Monadnock Humane Society has since picked up the dog for treatment. 

Anyone with information on the dog can contact police at 603-899-5009.

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