People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is helping Georgian authorities identify the man who dragged two dogs tied to the back of a car almost two months ago, killing one of them.

The animal rights organization is offering $10,000 to anyone with information leading to the suspect’s arrest, bringing the total to $16,000.

Surveillance footage captured the suspect dragged the two animals along a roadway in Redan, just east of Atlanta, around 8 p.m. on September 13, the DeKalb County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said the driver then got out of his car and untied the dogs from the bumper, leaving them for dead.

In a press release Thursday, PETA said it wants the suspect to be convicted of animal cruelty.

“The agony and terror these two dogs had to endure when a cruel person tied them to a car, ran them onto the road, and left them to die in a parking lot is unimaginable,” PETA President said. Ingrid Newkirk, in a press release. “PETA is asking anyone with information to come forward immediately so this killer can be held accountable before he harms anyone else.”

Suspect was driving a 2008-2012 Chevrolet Malibu

Video showed the man pulling into the parking lot of the Redan Recreation Center. The man apparently backed out of the parking lot to prevent his license plate number from being taken.

The suspect’s car was a dark four-door sedan that investigators believe is a 2008-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Anyone with information regarding animal abuse is encouraged to call the DeKalb County Animal Law Enforcement Tip Line at 404-294-2939.

Another dog treated for serious injuries

A witness then told police about the dogs, and a DeKalb County animal control officer later found the two animals with a rope tied around their necks, according to prosecutors.

A medium-sized black male dog, aged 1 to 7 years old, was found dead at the scene.

The other dog, a medium-sized brindle male approximately 9 months old, was treated for serious injuries and then taken into the care of DeKalb County Animal Services.

DeKalb County Animal Services said the dog made an “amazing recovery” and was adopted by a family, according to the Atlanta station. WANF.

This article was originally published on USA TODAY: PETA increases reward to $16,000 for man dragging dogs on Georgia road