Acts of cruelty and abandonment of dogs seem to be on the rise, as one animal activist says it’s time to get harsh penalties on the statute books for animal cruelty.
In fact, a member of the local chapter of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) says last month saw almost 15 brutal acts of dumping.
One such occurred last week when someone threw a medium to large sized pit bull-mixed dog in the garbage skip at Little Arches Hotel on the South Coast. Luckily, the staff at Café Luna discovered the dog, which has now been called Oscar, when they went to place their garbage in the receptacle. They and a visitor fed and watered the severely emaciated and dehydrated dog until RSPCA Chief Inspector Wayne Norville arrived. That dog, now housed at the RSPCA, is expected to make a full recovery.
Nothing was wrong with the two-year-old-dog; it had no injuries or illnesses and RSPCA employee Naresh Belgrave could only surmise it was dumped because the owner could no longer feed it. (HLE)
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