Dog found bound with wire and left to die

An Amazimtoti mountain bike rider found the dog, Chummy, while out riding in the cane fields after taking an unfamiliar turn last week. He took the dog home, and his family is now fostering the dog while it is rehabilitated by a vet under the assistance of nonprofit organisation, Project Dog Durban, South Coast Sun reported.

“Chummy was clearly left to die in an area that is sparsely populated,” said Project Dog Durban’s Quicha Morgado. “He was intentionally tied up with thick wire so that he didn’t try to return home. There’s barely a blade of hair left in his coat, and he has terrible mange, but fortunately it is not contagious.”

It is estimated he had been left out in the cane fields for about 48 hours, as he was severely undernourished and dehydrated.

Project Dog Durban is having Chummy’s skin treated and will have him neutered and vaccinated in the hopes of finding a permanent, loving home for him in several weeks’ time. “Despite his ordeal and the life of neglect he must have had, he is extremely friendly and so happy to be safe.” Quicha is keen to track down the dog’s original owners. “If anyone has any information about who did this, please call me so that we can take action against them.”

Chummy is about three to four-years-old. If you would like to adopt him or have information about who may have treated him so inhumanely, call Quicha on 083-272-7201.

This after an animal cruelty case was opened at the Alexandra Police Station in Johanensburg after the confiscation of a badly injured dog in the Tsutsumani area in March.

Sandton SPCA spokesperson Candice Scorer said their inspector was called to collect an unwanted dog on Wednesday. To his horror, he discovered a badly injured dog with a deep gash in its neck after being tied up with wire.

Read more: Alex dog found with wire inside flesh

– Caxton News Service