Haunted face of horrifically abused stray puppy left with too many broken bones to count
This is the anguished and traumatized face of a horrifically abused puppy who was so badly battered she suffered too many broken bones to count. The dog, called Evangeline, had both sides of her jaw and multiple ribs broken in the vicious attack.
She also suffered a fractured skull, and brain damage which has left her blind. Two of the puppy’s legs were broken. She was left with wounded skin, which has since become infected after Evangeline was left immobile and forced to go to the toilet on herself.
Evangeline was in foster care when she went missing from her home in Layton, Utah at the end of July, and was recovered last week, complete with horrific injuries. It is unclear who battered Evangeline.
The Humane Society of Northern Utah says that she is responding to treatment, but faces a long and painful recovery.
A spokesman said: ‘On July 31st one of our foster puppies went missing. Yesterday we were informed that she had been recovered, but was not in good shape. We rushed her to the ER and her condition has shocked everyone involved.
‘She has much to overcome, but she’s responding to treatment, so we’re hopeful… we’re now waiting to get her well enough to fix anything and getting input from specialists as well as results from the numerous tests we must run.’
The Humane Society has since shared an update to say that Evangeline appears to be at least partially-sighted, and that she has begun to stand up and move around on her own.
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