It was not immediately clear if the dog, believed to be a pit bull, was alive or dead at the time the suspect set it on fire after dragging it down the street, cops said.

A disturbing act of animal cruelty is under investigation after a dog was set on fire early Thursday morning in Queens, authorities said.

A dog that was set on fire this week in South Ozone Park is dead, according to the ASPCA. Police are still searching for the man accused of dragging the motionless dog, then lighting it on fire and running away,