Photo: BC SPCA
The BC SPCA is asking the public for help after a seven-month-old German shepherd puppy suffered horrific injuries from falling out of the back of a truck.
The puppy, called Chilli, suffered horrific injuries and was immediately rushed to a vet. Her front leg was torn at the shoulder under her chest and down the inside of her front leg. In addition, the SPCA reports that the muscles from her chest to her shoulder were severed. Her skin was torn off of the tissue from her upper forearm to her armpit and she had numerous severed arteries.
Photo: BC SPCA
“Chilli had such deep wounds all along her leg that the limb was beyond repair and she required an emergency amputation to save her life,” says BC SPCA Williams Lake & District Branch manager Liz Dighton.
Chilli’s emergency amputation surgery, follow up examinations, physiotherapy and daily care is expected to reach $4,230. As such, she will require at least three weeks in SPCA care before she is ready to be adopted.
“This young lady is super-friendly and sweet,” says Dighton. “She enjoys cuddles and is so careful to be gentle when around people. We really hope that people are able to donate towards her emergency surgery.”
The SPCA is also reminding pet owners that it is illegal to transport an unsecured pet in the back of a pickup truck under Section 72 of the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act and Section 9.3 of the B.C. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. If you are transporting a pet in the pack of a truck, the safest way is to keep them inside a secured crate in the centre of the truck box.
If you can help this puppy and other animals in need at the Williams Lake & District SPCA, please visit spca.bc.ca/medicalemergency or visit the branch at 709 Bond Lake Road, Williams Lake, 250-392-2179.
