Let's Give "Hope" Some
Hope!
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Best Friends LA Rescue
Let's Give "Hope" Some Hope!
August 12, 2006 : 12:00 AM
Hope's owner was a fruit farmer, who kept Hope as a watchdog. Last
year he sold his fruit farm so he didn't need Hope anymore. Hope
was driven to the mountain areas and abandoned there by his owner.
However, smart Hope traced her way back home. She came back to the
fruit farm which was sold to another farmer. The new land owner
didn't like Hope close to the farm. He tried every violent way to
scare away Hope. Poor Hope had no other choice but to wander around
the street in the desolate village. No one cared about her nor did
anyone pay attention to her. Hope had to look for food everywhere
for her survival.
One day when Hope was crossing the street, s speedy truck hit her
and she lost her consciousness on the spot. A kind pedestrian
dragged her toward the roadside but didn't do anything for her.
People walked by without paying attention to the helpless dog. The
next day Hope came to and found herself paralyzed in both of her
hind feet. Her spine was broken and she had suffered multiple
fractures on her back. Poor Hope was unable to run or even walk
freely. For the first few weeks, she had no way to find food or
water for herself. Thanks to a kind villager, who got water for
Hope, the poor creature finally survived but had to drag herself
with her two front feet. Day by day, the flesh of her hind leg was
rubbing on the ground and the bones were exposed in the air. The
bruised part of her hip was seriously infected with open injury.
Hope was having more and more difficulty moving around for
food.
A big-hearted young man happened to see Hope one day when he was on
a business trip to the village. He called for a rescuer and Hope
was sent to the animal hospital for a check-up. Unfortunately, the
vet had to amputate Hope's hind feet for fear of the future
infection caused by rubbing her body on the ground.
After the surgery, Hope was equipped with a cart so that she could
take a walk once in a while. When Hope is on the cart, she can walk
very well although sometimes she may lose her balance and get a
fall. Hope is a sweet-natured dog, who is friendly to everyone and
can get along with other dogs very well. She needs individual
attention and special care. Anyone who is willing to help Hope will
find incredible rewards in rescuing a handicapped dog.
Name: Hope
Sex: Female (spayed)
Age: three years old
Weight: 25 lbs
Color: Black
Medical record: dewormed, all vaccinations, rabies shots,
microchipped
Written by rescuer, Maggie Chen
http://www.savedogs.org/english/index.html
PLEASE CONTACT: josephni@ms54.hinet.net
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