LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – An investigation is underway after a dog was found in a remote area of Malibu Creek Canyon with zip ties over its muzzle and neck.

Who zip-tied and abandoned a cancer-stricken dog in Malibu? $25,000 reward offered for info A group of hikers found a German shepherd on July 3 with zip-ties around its neck and snout.

A study looking at home sales from March 13 to Sept. 7 identified Malibu's 90265 zip code as one of the 125 priciest.

Animal activists have pooled together to increase the reward being offered for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for abandoning a dog in a remote area of Malibu with its ...