Three people accused of animal cruelty after in SLIDELL (La), found an abandoned taxi, which sawed off the back legs — presumably with a saw.
60-year-old mother, who did not provide household pet needs medical care accused of animal cruelty. Her daughter, 17 years, accused of animal cruelty under aggravating circumstances, presumably she was the cause of such condition of the dog. Her 17-year-old girlfriend are accused that she was left for dead a defenseless animal in a trailer Park.
Facebook. The dog’s name is buddy and, according to volunteers, he is incredibly friendly
On September 25 a local resident contacted the Sheriff’s office of the parish of St. Tammany after a group of animal rescue found the dog without hind legs. Volunteers found a 2 year old dog, hundreds in the pouring rain. Picking up the poor fellow, they found that one in poor condition. The hind legs of the animal had been amputated, infected and inflamed wounds, protruding bone fragments.
The animal was taken to the vet and having an x-ray revealed that the fees for two bullets in the back. Then a dog named buddy did a blood transfusion and was prescribed a course of antibiotics, cleaned the wound and removed the necrotic tissue.
While incredibly friendly and cute dog recovered, veterinarians and volunteers were determined to find the ruthless people who would do that to a defenseless dog.
Facebook. Fortunately, buddy is already getting better
Informing the police about gunshot wounds in the back buddy, pretty quickly figured out that on similar incident informed the owners of the fee in February. The poor animal owners claim that they got no help from the police, stating that the dog was shot.
According to them, buddy was not able to walk because of partial paralysis and dragged behind the back legs, where lesions appeared.
Facebook. The owners claimed that buddy fell off his feet — but the vet sure it was not so
The dog’s owners, mother and daughter, argued in his testimony that buddy fell off the paws, due to the fact that they are too tightly bandaged. However, the vet thinks that the hind paws of a dog cut off — possibly with a saw. Certified surgeon is sure that the operation did not specialist and not the proper tools: most likely, non-sterile materials at hand.
Buddy is now in the care of a local veterinarian and is recovering. After proper care the dog began to eat. She will undergo surgery in the near future to fix the damage caused by previous owners. As soon as buddy just put on weight, he will get new wheels and will be able to run, almost like before the injury.
The vet is sure that the dog is no paralysis of its tail and the stump is completely flexible and sensitive. There was no reason to paws buddy «fell off», according to the owner.
X-ray and confirmed that it was a painful pointless and cruel manipulation, which should not be subjected to any animal.
Facebook. Soon, buddy will receive a special wheel that will allow him to run again
«As a dog owner, I was absolutely shocked when we received a complaint about such a monstrous act of cruelty to animals in our society. Our investigators acted quickly, and the perpetrators were brought to justice,» said Sheriff Randy Smith.
On Facebook has already collected more than $17 thousand on treatment and recovery buddy. To donate money for the dogs at fundraising.
