Laika was a one of many Bulgarian street dogs, causing no one any harm, taking shelter in someone's yard and being fed by locals. Sherry was used as a guard dog for livestock in the same village. Then several months back for no other reason than for his own perverse sense of fun, a man in this village started shooting dogs and cats. He would purposely aim for their spines so as to paralyse them an
d leave them to die an agonising death, trying to drag themselves around.
Laika was found in an awful condition a few days after she was shot several back in April [2013]. Girls from the city of Sofia, involved in dog rescue there, had been feeding her and visiting her regularly and had plans to castrate her. But on one visit they found her dragging herself around, with a prolapsed anal area and very bad infection. She was taken to a clinic in Sofia and operated on. After much treatment and rehabilitation she is ready for a new home. But she still has trouble controlling her bowel and bladder movements and so needs to wear a nappy in the house.
Sherry was found shot a couple of months later in the same village, by the same man most likely. The people who had used her as a guard dog wanted nothing more to do with her and refused to get her help once they knew how and her condition was. But we were not going to desert her so quickly and easily. She was taken to a clinic in Sofia where another organisation kindly agreed to cover her veterinary bills for an operation and stay. She then came tohttp://www.facebook.com/twitchynoses for fostering. It is unlikely she will walk again and now has a mobile-cart. She is also now looking for a permanent home.
The police were contacted about the incidents and reports taken and statements made and this is currently in the hands of the local court and prosecutor to see if the man will be prosecuted. So far we have no news about the decidion of the court.
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