Dog Left in the Cold to Die During Snowstorm Was Rescued by Animal Shelter

Paula Liu
By Paula Liu
March 2, 2019Trending
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Dog Left in the Cold to Die During Snowstorm Was Rescued by Animal Shelter
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A dog was found tied to a tree off of a trail in Stony Brook Park in Connecticut overnight on Feb. 28.

According to the Suffield Animal Control Facebook post, the dog was picked up after it was left out during the middle of a snowstorm, with the leash wrapped around its back legs, cutting off circulation.

The dog’s fur was also severely matted, and it had icicles hanging from its body.

The animal shelter’s representative said that the Terrier mix, whom the shelter named Brooks, was immediately transferred to a nearby veterinarian, where he is receiving treatment for his wounds and other medical issues.

***PLEASE SHARE***Does anyone recognize this dog? It was picked up by Suffield Animal Control today. It was tied to a…

Posted by Suffield Animal Control on Thursday, 28 February 2019

The shelter posted pictures of the pooch online, along with a call for any information people might have on who the dog’s owner might be.

“We are looking to seek justice for this animal, and let it be known that animal cruelty doesn’t go unnoticed in our town,” the shelter wrote.

On Mar. 1, the Suffield Animal Control posted an update on Brooks and said that he was doing better after some medical care and attention at an animal hospital.

Suffield Animal Control is happy to announce that “Brooks” is doing better today after some medical care and TLC at an…

Posted by Suffield Animal Control on Friday, 1 March 2019

The post also mentioned that a fundraiser was created by the shelter volunteers on GoFundMe in order to help with the cost of the veterinarian bills from Brooks’s treatment.

The volunteers who created the page wrote that the shelter has a very small budget, and the money it received wouldn’t be able to cover all of Brooks’s medical expenses.

The page also highlighted all of the medical conditions that Brooks suffered from.

“Brooks was completely shaved due to his severely matted hair, he had a large tumor growing on his back leg along with cuts on his back legs caused from the leash being tangled around cutting off the circulation, a severe ear infection, teeth that are infected and needing extraction,” the volunteers wrote.

Posted by Suffield Animal Control on Thursday, 28 February 2019

The fundraiser page also added that the shelter would look into getting the tumor removed and will test Brooks for cancer as soon as possible.

“As a volunteer to the Suffield Dog pound for the past 3 years, our number one priority is making sure these dogs understand that they are loved and they can trust humans,” the volunteers at the shelter wrote, according to the GoFundMe page.

The shelter said that it would do everything in its power to make sure that these dogs will go to a loving and forever home.

“We will not stop fighting for Justice for these animals who are left behind like they are worthless,” the fundraiser page read.

Within seven hours, the GoFundMe page had accrued $3,200 of its $6,000 goal, and in a day, that number jumped to $11,809, surpassing the current goal of $10,000, with the help of 239 people.

The Suffield Police Department also shared the Facebook post, and posted their own updated pictures of Brooks.

Posted by Suffield Animal Control on Thursday, 28 February 2019

Suffield Animal Control said that Brooks would remain under medical care and evaluation for a few more days until he is ready to join the local animal shelter.

Despite everything Brooks went through, the shelter was optimistic about Brooks’s recovery process and said that if Brooks continues to improve and recover according to plan, he would be eligible for adoption in two weeks.

People are encouraged to report to the police if they know anything about Brooks, and the police are still investigating the origin of the abuse and neglect, according to Suffield Animal Control.

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