Baltimore police are looking for a man who they say killed four puppies earlier this month. An arrest warrant was issued for Donald Yearwood, charging him with 17 counts of animal cruelty and animal abuse-related charges, police said. Police said officers were called at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 to a house in the 3700 block of 10th Street on a report of animal cruelty. Witnesses told police that they saw Yearwood, 21, kill four puppies in the home. Yearwood and the puppies were not found in the home, but a group of children found the puppies inside a dumpster at about 8 p.m. that evening in the 1200 block of Cambria Street. Three of the puppies were pronounced dead at the scene and a fourth puppy was taken to an animal medical center, where he died. Animal abuse investigators said the investigation into the puppies’ deaths stretched back to Oct. 22, when officers were called to Yearwood’s home after an adult female pit bull bit a child in the home. The child suffered minor injuries from the dog bite. Animal control officers confiscated the dog and six puppies who were approximately a week old. Officers were unaware of the other four dogs in the home. Police said Yearwood attempted to feed and care for the four remaining puppies over the next two weeks. Yearwood was at home home attempting to sleep on Nov. 9, but the puppies were making noise and Yearwood began to kick and stomp on them, police said. Witnesses told police that Yearwood threw the puppies down a flight of stairs. Several young children witnessed the attack, police said. "Those children, they did what we want them to do, they immediately left the location, they went to a safe area, they told their parents what happened and their parents called the police," Baltimore police Detective Jeremy Silbert said. Yearwood then put the puppies in a box and left the home, police said. Detectives found video from a surveillance camera of Yearwood putting the puppies into a dumpster. A link to the surveillance video can be found here. The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter said this case serves as a reminder that they are a safe haven for animals. "There is absolutely never a reason to abuse or harm an animal you can no longer keep. They can be brought to BARCS, no questions asked," said Bailey Dacon, with BARCS. Anyone with information on Yearwood's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.