Police in Scotland have taken into custody a 23-year-old man over the horrific death of a dog which was tied to a tree and set on fire.
The dog, thought to be a Staffordshire terrier, was found dead in a wooded area of Kirkcaldy, Fife, on April 25, apparently doused in flammable liquid.
Police said the man had been charged with a number of other offences.
He is currently in police custody, the BBC reported.
Police and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) described the attack as a sickening act of cruelty which would have seen the dog suffer considerable pain.
Detective Sergeant Graeme Dursley said: "This has been a horrific crime. I would like to assure the public that the incident is isolated to the death of the dog in question and this investigation is not linked to any other acts of cruelty to animals."
There was a strong response after the initial police appeal over the incident and officers thanked the public for their assistance.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) charity offered a 1,000-pound reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Scottish SPCA Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn had condemned the incident as an extremely sickening case of animal cruelty.
"We are keen to find those responsible for this dog's painful and violent death. It is unimaginable that anyone could be involved in such a cruel premeditated attack on an animal. This poor dog appears to have been killed in one of the most barbaric ways possible," Flynn had said last week.
