Advice on potential animal neglect situation

Hi everyone,

I am a delivery driver who has come across a sweet looking little dog who I am concerned about.

Some context:

Delivered to a house 3 days in a row, it is behind the pictured house separated by an alleyway. The gate in the photo was closed for the first 2 days so I couldn’t see the pup but it would start barking when I pulled up to make the delivery. It was also dark out for the first 2 days so I couldn’t see anything despite shining my light etc.

The barking didn’t sound like your typical dog alerting to someone (I’ve heard a lot of dogs barking at me in this job lol). It sounded more in distress.

On the 3rd day (when the photo was taken) the gate was open and I could see the poor little guy who appears disheveled, ungroomed and tied up resting on some rags. I tried approaching a little bit without entering their property and he/she stood up and stopped barking but didn’t move much.

I’ve also delivered to the actual house but at the front street facing door, it appears to be a hoarder situation and I’ve never seen any people around.

This happened last week and I’ve been thinking about the dog every day since with a bad feeling. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I can do? Is animal control a good resource for this?

Appreciate any help 🙁