BC SPCA seizes dog after it was intentionally dragged behind vehicle

A canine is present successful the attraction of the BC SPCA aft it was dragged down a conveyance successful Merritt.

The young collie-mix dog, present named Sunny, had been tethered to a vehicle.

“Someone got into the conveyance and drove off, dragging him for astir 200 metres,” Eileen Drever, elder serviceman of protection, and stakeholder relations for the BC SPCA said successful a statement.

“He has abrasions to his beforehand and backmost paw pads and hocks, (the associated betwixt the dog’s hind limb and foot) and his nails were shredded. He is besides underweight with a assemblage people of 2 retired of nine, which is precise thin.”

When SPCA animals seized the dog, they brought him to a veterinary session successful Kamloops wherever nary interior injuries were found.

Sunny was treated for abrasions to his paw pads and bruising. He was prescribed antibiotics for the corruption to his carpal pads, which are located conscionable supra the ft connected immoderate breeds of dogs. He was besides fixed medicine to dainty his symptom portion helium heals.

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Staff astatine the BC SPCA’s Kamloops carnal centre said Sunny is besides gaining value and has gained 2 kilograms already.

“Everyone is truthful impressed astatine his resiliency,” Drever said. “Sunny loves spending clip extracurricular successful the sunshine, playing successful the tract with unit and volunteers. He is simply a immense instrumentality of cuddles successful his kennel and loves thing much than hanging retired with people.”

The BC SPCA volition beryllium recommending charges to Crown Counsel nether the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

As this is an ongoing investigation, it is not known erstwhile Sunny volition beryllium disposable for adoption.