A husky puppy belonging to Enoch Adams Jr. was found mutilated and hanging from the village water tower in late January, said Andy Greenstreet of Alaska State Troopers. Adams, a Kivalina native, teaches at the school. Delayed by weather, Greenstreet arrived in Kivalina, 80 air miles northwest of Kotzebue, on Feb. 5 to investigate the case. A relative of Adams' had the dog's frozen carcass at her home, he said.

''It's missing it's tail. That was cut off,'' Greenstreet said. ''It's missing a foot. That was cut off. It looks like it had been kind of skinned and gutted. It had a green twine wrapped around its neck, and it was still on there when I got to it.''

Village residents were reluctant to answer questions, but several teenagers were apparently involved, Greenstreet said. No charges have been filed. The case will likely be turned over to the Kotzebue office of the Division of Juvenile Justice, he said.

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Anchorage Daily News