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EGAR

I was called out yesterday afternoon, I wont reveal any details or whereabouts as I intend to do my damnest to prosecute the )(*&^%!! who did that:

This is what I found:













He spent a night at my vets on the drip and is now snoozing in my kitchen, we did all we could for him for the time being. He has had his teeth filed down, he should weigh about 20 kg - he weighs 9kg. This is only a small selection of pics I took. It turned my stomach...



I strongly suspect that this dog has been stolen at some stage. He is well used to being in the a house and is clean as well, despite the fact that he is very weak.

padi89

Jaysus,i hope the dog improves.

Punchy07

some people are just sick!:mad: well done to you for looking after it

doctor evil

Why did he have his teeth filed down?, could he have been used as a tool in dog fighting.

EGAR

doctor evil wrote:

Why did he have his teeth filed down?, could he have been used as a tool in dog fighting.

No, he was not a bait dog. The filing down of the teeth in terriers/hunting dogs is *common practise* in a certain group of the populace.

fits

as is the notch in the ears...

DonkeyStyle \o/

Poor lil guy... any idea how long he'd been there for?
Was he just left there on his own to die d'you think?

Niall06

Well done on saving him, the poor little fella, makes me mad to see this type of abuse:mad:

Why do they file down the teeth and clip the ears?

~Thalia~

Well isn't he the lucky boy to have been found by you! Well done for taking great care of him and savign his little life. It never fails to astound me the levels of cruelty people can stoop too but it is just as well there are the likes of you around to save the lucky few. Well done againa dn keep us posted on the little mite's progress.

prospect

That is awful.

I don't envy you having to face that, but I am glad there are people like you dedicated enough to do your work.

Amimad

Heartbreaking:mad: It makes me sick to think there are people out there that would cause such pain to an animal that depends on us for care.
I hope you get your prosecution & then the B*****d gets what coming to him & more.:mad: :mad: :mad:

Rigsby

Well done for rescuing him. Keep us posted on his progress. It is completely beyond me how/why people can be so cruel.

Gillie

Well done! Hope the bástards are done for it!

EGAR

Well spotted, fits, this is why I took a close up of it!

He wasn't abandoned, he was in the *care* of the owner - would you believe it..

arybvtcw0eolkf

EGAR wrote:

No, he was not a bait dog. The filing down of the teeth in terriers/hunting dogs is *common practise* in a certain group of the populace.

SEriously not trying to stir the sh*t here. But for us city slickers, whats the significance of this poor fella having his teeth files and ear's cut?.

And what sector of the populace does this?.

If you'd rather answer me via a PM thats cool too. But I'm pretty new to animal rescue & foster etc.

peasant

Mairt wrote:

SEriously not trying to stir the sh*t here. But for us city slickers, whats the significance of this poor fella having his teeth files and ear's cut?.

And what sector of the populace does this?.

If you'd rather answer me via a PM thats cool too. But I'm pretty new to animal rescue & foster etc.

+1

I'd also like to know (not city slicker ...just foreigner:D )

fits

Well I'm not sure about the teeth filing, but the notch in the ear seems to be an identification mark.
Lots of lurchers come in to rescues with this notch. And most lurchers in Ireland seem to be owned by the travelling community...

fits

heres another one with the ear notch
http://petsireland.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=53645&hl=

racram

prospect wrote:

That is awful.

I don't envy you having to face that, but I am glad there are people like you dedicated enough to do your work.

Exactly! I hope the poor thing does OK and that the "owner" is prosecuted!

Wook

prospect wrote:

That is awful.

I don't envy you having to face that, but I am glad there are people like you dedicated enough to do your work.

/agreed

Rigsby

racram wrote:

Exactly! I hope that the "owner" is prosecuted!

Agreed 200% !!

However, without wishing to sound pessimistic this does n't always happen. The owner of the shelter where I got my dog told me that she brought numerous cases of severe cruelty to dogs and horses to court over the years. In most cases she said the owner got off with a warning and at best was fined a ridiculously low amount.
The law needs to be updated and enforced :mad:

TerrorFirmer

EGAR wrote:

He wasn't abandoned, he was in the *care* of the owner - would you believe it..

That is shocking. Fair play to you. Was there any explanation, or resistance offered by the caring owner in question?

DonkeyStyle \o/

EGAR wrote:

He wasn't abandoned, he was in the *care* of the owner - would you believe it..

Sadly enough, I would believe it... I wouldn't have assumed it though from the state of him.
Personally I don't like to see dogs tethered like that for long periods even if they are otherwise being well looked after.

cherrycool

I've had a suscripstion to a monthly magazine from the RSPCA in the UK for many years now, and believe me, I've seen so much worse. People are sick. I really hope the dog improves.

Rigsby

EGAR,

Any news on the dog's health ?

franksm

I'm shocked to see that poor mite... (and yeah, I know this one's only the tip of the iceberg here).

EGAR

Cherrycool, yes, there is much worse and I have worked on cases which would turn your stomach but I wont post the pics of dead or dying animals as I believe in giving them some dignity in their suffering.

Anam, as I called him, is doing very well and he is going from strength to strength. He is fine with other dogs and has settled in just fine. I'll post pics once I have myself sorted again (was offline for a week thanks to Eircom ).

The notch is a hallmark and some peeps can tell by the way the notch has been done which part of the *family* the dog belongs to.

andrawolf

its unreal how do people like that get to keep animals?:mad: :mad:

Rigsby

EGAR wrote:

Anam, as I called him, is doing very well and he is going from strength to strength. He is fine with other dogs and has settled in just fine.

That's great news EGAR.

Rigsby

andrawolf wrote:

its unreal how do people like that get to keep animals?:mad: :mad:

Agreed.

As I stated above the law here is too lenient and outdated. If the owner is brought to court he'll probably get probation or fined a few euros. :mad:

Demonique

Rigsby wrote:

Agreed 200% !!

However, without wishing to sound pessimistic this does n't always happen. The owner of the shelter where I got my dog told me that she brought numerous cases of severe cruelty to dogs and horses to court over the years. In most cases she said the owner got off with a warning and at best was fined a ridiculously low amount.
The law needs to be updated and enforced :mad:

Which is ridiculous considering a couple got three months each recently for shagging on the dart a few months back. That's the sort of case which should get off with a warning, the animal abusers should be the ones getting the three months (at least!) in jail. Putting DART shaggers in jail is a waste of tax payers money!

Caychadh

Egar; are you going to keep him or get him rehomed? Poor Anam- unlucky to have had an 'owner' that would do that but lucky to have been found by you.

Yeah, people who do this should get a prison sentence. It's a shame the law cares so little for animals that people like this get off with a fine, grr.

EGAR

Caychadh wrote:

Egar; are you going to keep him or get him rehomed? Poor Anam- unlucky to have had an 'owner' that would do that but lucky to have been found by you.

I run a rescue so yes he will be rehomed eventually once he is back to full health and has been vacc'd, neutered etc.

_Apple_

Oh, my Lord, it's so sad and I'm shocked

Rigsby

_Apple_ wrote:

Oh, my Lord, it's so sad and I'm shocked

Yes, it is sad that someone could do this to an animal. At least this case will (hopefully) have a happy ending. Not always so for the hundreds of dogs that are put down weekly in pounds around the country. :mad:

houndsoflove

Thats down right cruelty. Some people are monsters. Some of the dogs coming to me for grooming are just as bad.:mad:

EGAR

Four weeks on and we are slowly getting there!

ceidefields

EGAR - he looks wonderful. What a good job you've done and how lucky the dog is that you found him.

I rescued a little terrier last year that also had the same ear notch. I think it marks males? He was about five pounds underweight (huge amount for a little dog) and very fearful. Well you would not know it was the same dog at this point. He's full weight and is a real clown around the house, wagging his tail and greeting everyone who comes to the door.

esko

jesus thats terrible.poor lil thing is so cute.who ever trapped him like that shud b shot

EGAR

There is a HC pending in the UK for him with an elderly couple - he's ready for his new home!

jameshayes

Well done egar. Well done

the dee

I love happy endings