TAMPA (WFTS) — A video from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay revealed an individual taking a puppy out of the bed of a pick-up truck and after that tossing it over a six-foot fence.
Employees at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay said the occurrence occurred when the shelter was closed at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday. The man tosses the 4-month-old dog over the fence into the play backyards.
Staff found the hurt dog the next day, on Easter early morning.
“I’m really mad. We’re open seven days a week here. There’s all kinds of resources if you can’t keep your pet, and if for some reason, we can’t take it at the time, we’re full, you call back in a week, you give us some time so we can find room for the dog,” said Sherry Silk, CEO of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
Shelter authorities called the dog “Sonny.”
“He has such a really positive outlook. When he was going through his intake after that, his paw hurt, his leg hurt, but he was still licking everybody’s face, wagging his tail, excited to be there and he has such a sunny personality,” said Regan Blessinger, Marketing and Content Manager at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
Sherry Silk, the CEO of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, said Sonny sustained a humerus fracture on his left leg. He was discovered covered in his own feces, starving and hopping.
Silk hopes somebody acknowledges the truck or the individual.
“I’m hoping they might be one of your viewers out there that recognize the truck or recognize him and turn him in because that’s just plain wrong,” she said.
Silk said if family pet owners are having a hard time economically to keep their family pets, the shelter uses alternatives to help.
“If you can’t keep your animal and we have space because we’re a no-kill for space shelter, we will take your dog without any kind of donation. We’re going to ask for a donation because we’re a nonprofit. It doesn’t cost you to drop off a dog here or any other shelter. As an owner of a dog or cat, it’s your responsibility to be responsible to make sure it goes to another home,” said Silk.
“We also do have programs to help people and maybe people aren’t aware. We have a food pantry and pet pantry. We can give you food twice a week so you can keep your pet. We have affordable vet care at our hospital,” included Silk.
The shelter is trying to find a foster family to take care of the dog as he recuperates. Silk said the dog needs to be available for adoption after he recovers.
“It’s a clean fracture, so the vets do think he will fully heal, surgery won’t be needed, so at this point, it’s pain management and making sure he’s comfortable,” said Regan Blessinger, Marketing and Content Manager at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
“When we got him that Easter morning, he’s licking all the staff’s faces. I mean, dogs are so much more forgiving than people are,” included Silk.
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