After launching an investigation, a state trooper was able to find the SUV and the dog, who had been abandoned outside a home in Gary. Police said it appeared the dog had been abandoned near a home where the vehicle's owner once lived.

Indiana State Police are investigating after cell phone video showed a dog in distress in the back of moving trailer on I-80/I-94 before later being rescued. A Good Samaritan captured the incident Tuesday afternoon in the eastbound lanes near Calumet Avenue in Hammond,

Troopers at the Indiana State Police post in Lowell were alerted to a post on Facebook Feb. 11 showing an SUV pulling an open utility trailer with an unsecured kennel inside. A large tan-and-black dog appeared to be in distress inside the kennel.

Officers learned of a Facebook post that seemed to show a dog "in distress" while riding in an unsecured kennel placed on an open trailer.

Spread the loveIn Lake County, Indiana, the Indiana State Police were notified about a Facebook video that had gone viral, involving an SUV pulling an open utility trailer, with an unsecured kennel inside which held a large tan and black dog appearing to be in distress.