Dog Lovers Prior and Perry

PRYOR AND PERRY OFFER REWARD FOR DOG-DROWNING ARREST Comedian RICHARD PRYOR and actor MATTHEW PERRY are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the drowning of a dog.The golden retriever, which police said had been tied up, muzzled and stuffed inside a burlap bag, was found on 21 September (04) by a person walking on the beach in Nahant, Massachusetts.Pryor heard about the incident through a network of fellow animal lovers, says LINDA HORSLEY, a pet sitter from Nahant, who is helping to organise the reward efforts with the MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (MSPCA).She says, "The thinking is just so sick. It's important to raise the awareness that cruelty to animals is just not tolerable." Pryor and his wife JENNIFER have donated $1,000 (£550) to the reward fund. They have also paid for a banner to appear at a fundraising walk for the MSPCA on 17 October (04). The MSPCA has so far raised a total of $12,000 (£6,600).