Update:The rward for information leading to tha arrest and conviction of the person responsible for  shooting two dogs is now  $30,000. End of update.

The Chester County SPCA is continuing its investigation into
two dogs found shot to death, then laid out tail-to-tail along the railroad
tracks near Brintons Bridge Road in Pennsbury Township. A woman walking her own
dog 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon discovered the bodies.

A reward of $30,000 is being offered for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. Included in
the reward money is  $2,500 from
the Humane Society of the United States and $500 from WMGK radio personality
John DeBella. The rest of the money comes from the general public, according to
a press release from the SPCA.

But more reward help is being offered. Victoria Wyeth is
looking to raise at least an additional $1,000 to add to the reward. Wyeth–the
granddaughter of the late Andrew Wyeth– said she would hold a private party or
tour to raise cash to increase the reward money.

“I can’t believe this happened in a place like [the] Chadds
Ford [area,]” Wyeth said. “It’s such a close-knit community with such animal lovers…
This is just disgusting that someone would actually do this.

“What I’ve offered is that I will go to someone’s house,
they throw a cocktail party and I show up with a bunch of slides and present a
giant slide show on the work of my family,” she said.

She added that she’s also looking to get one of the
restaurants involved to cater the event.

Wyeth, who has a degree in clinical psychology, said who
ever killed the dogs is beyond sick.

“The people of Chadds Ford have no excuse not to contribute
to this. This is horrible that this has happened, this is exactly where the community
needs to bond together to find this horrible [person.]”

Wyeth likened the unknown perpetrator to a sociopath,
someone filled with extreme hatred, hatred of people and animals.

“I’m not going to say this person is mentally ill. I think
sometimes people assume that because something is so horrific that the person
has to be mentally ill. Instead of just saying there are some horrible, nasty,
sadistic people out there,” Wyeth said. “Whoever did this is truly sadistic.”

The dogs–one a purebred German shorthaired pointer named
Emma, the other a German shorthaired pointer mix named Luna–belonged to a
family living on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township who last saw the dogs
Saturday afternoon. The owner of the dogs reported them missing to the SPCA
Sunday morning.

Rich Britton, a spokesman for the SPCA, said investigators
are looking into the possibility that it was some sort of execution. He called
it execution style because of preliminary findings.

“They seemed to be shot in the head and we’re having a
necropsy performed so we’ll have more specifics on that. But it’s very hard to
do that any other way, to shoot from a distance. It appears to have been done
at close range,” Britton said.

He said investigators are looking into possible meanings of
how the dogs were laid out.

“It’s extremely odd to say the least,” he said.

Britton said the state police had
been contacted. He added that the penalty for the crime would be up to two years
in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Britton said there are no suspects yet. He’s asking the
public to offer any information pertaining to the investigation. Anyone with
information is asked to call the SPCA at 610-692-6113, ext. 213.

A vehicle, believed to be a maroon Ford F150 pickup truck
was seen in the area Sunday.