We discovered a dog that was chained up on a very short and heavy chain. We tried to educate the residents that this is wrong! While investigating the situation further we found that the dog was injured. When the residents were asked, they denied knowing what had happened and said they think another dog beat him up.
We immediately removed him from this chain and noticed that he had a very deep wound on his back and smelled of infection. His face and ears had bite and tear marks. He also had trouble walking on one of his back legs. We were in shock and furious with these owners as they continued to deny what had happened. We asked if this dog has been used for dog fighting and they continued to deny, all they said is they felt he may have been beat up while chained. We removed him and took him to Gulfgate Animal Hospital. The vet said that the wounds were definitely from other dogs but seems like he was the recipient, he didn’t seem to have a mean bone in his body. He was given antibiotics, pain meds and will be treated for all his needs. Vet feels he is a Mastiff mix, probably 3 to 4 years old. We will know more once sedated tomorrow and given an x-ray for his leg.
We named this sweet boy Hagerman since he was found on Hagerman Street, near Lockwood in Greater East End Houston. We are low on funds, fosters and adopters, but who in their right mind would leave this dog to suffer, we could not. Please support Hagerman with is continued care. We are asking for donations. Thank you!
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