Chihuahua mix found alive in burlap sack
A volunteer on her way to work at a Riverside, Calif., animal shelter noticed a dog sniffing a burlap bag on the side of the road and stopped to investigate.
As she approached, the bag — tied at the top — began moving.
And when she opened it she found a cream and white- colored Chihuahua mix inside, dirty but alive.
According to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, the dog has been named Angel and is being cared for at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center, formerly the Riverside Humane Society.
The volunteer, Debra Jordan, was on her way to work at the center when she spotted the sack, about 9 a.m. Monday, according to center spokeswoman Carrie Ridgeway.
Ridgeway said the dog is believed to be about three years old. Her ears were caked with mud and there were insect bites on her body.
“Who knows how long she’d been out there,” Ridgeway said.
After a bath and a meal, the dog seemed to be fine, she added.
Adoption Center officials reported the incident to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
“It’s not only heartbreaking, it’s also a crime,” Denise Perry, executive director of the adoption center said. “Pets aren’t disposable. They are living, breathing beings.”
Posted by jwoestendiek November 14th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abandoned, adoption, alive, animals, bag, burlap, california, center, chihuahua, debra jordan, discarded, dogs, found, mary roberts, mix, pets, riverside, riverside county, tied, trash bag dogs, volunteer
Comments
Comment from jwoestendiek
Time November 15, 2012 at 6:59 am
Wouldn’t it be nice if they all wore red collars, so we — and more importantly dogs — could know to stay away from them?
John / ohmidog!
Comment from Michelle
Time November 15, 2012 at 9:47 am
That is heartbreaking. Thank God someone found her.
Comment from Anonymous
Time November 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Yet another bagged and discarded living thing! At least time the bag wasn’t plastic. What the hell happened to this society?! It is my personal belief that anyone found guilty of such an act should spend MANY YEARS in solitary confinement contemplating the heinous nature of the act they have committed and why it was wrong.
Comment from vida
Time November 14, 2012 at 7:03 pm
It would be easier if people who do this kind of heartless thing could be recognized on sight, if only they had some distinct marker on their face or…something. It’s chilling to think there are people out there who would do this and sleep fine at night.