The RSPCA is appealing for information about a dog that was brought into a pet hospital in Manchester so severely malnourished and injured that he had to be put down to stop his suffering.
The male crossbreed was taken into PDSA’s Montague-Panton pet hospital at Redgate Lane on Friday 6 October by a member of the general public who had discovered him. He had bald, bleeding ears, a swollen and bruised again leg, a necrotic an infection in his tail and plenty of strain sores.
The hospital contacted the RSPCA who have been in a position to set up that the microchipped canine was 18 months old and named Chicko.
The microchip didn’t reveal any details about the canine’s proprietor, however the RSPCA have been following a number of traces of enquiry and consider Chicko’s proprietor is a person from Greater Manchester.
A postmortem didn’t reveal any underlying circumstances, which signifies that Chicko’s emaciated state was seemingly the results of hunger and neglect.
RSPCA inspector Deborah Beats, who’s investigating the incident, stated: “Every bone in Chicko’s body was visible and it’s hard to believe a dog who looked like this could have still been alive. Everyone involved in this case has been left extremely upset by it and we’re determined to find out how and why this young dog got into such an appalling state.
“We’ve managed to progress several lines of enquiry but we need the public to help us too. We’re making an urgent appeal to anyone who recognises Chicko or has information about his background or who may have owned him, to come forward.”
Anyone who will help the enquiry ought to contact the RSPCA’s appeals line on 0300 123 8018 quoting reference quantity 01165392.
