[Animal News]A community dog in Sha Tin Au, Wong Tai Sin, was rescued by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the day before yesterday (July 20) due to severe black flies from a wound on its back. Love Association Veterinary Humane Destruction. An enthusiastic citizen who had seen the dog questioned the APA’s decision, saying that the dog was very energetic, and many severe black fly cases were successfully recovered. An elderly couple even expressed their willingness to adopt the dog, “Is it because Afraid of trouble, you didn’t even give the dog a chance to survive?” The Ai Association said in reply to this newspaper’s inquiry that the dog was heavily eroded by black flies and extended to the inner cavity. The wound has been inflamed for more than two or three weeks. After the veterinarian’s advice, “humane death” was performed to relieve his pain.
There is news on the Internet that the veterinarian of the Love Society only saw the dog for two minutes, and then decided to destroy the dog humanely on the grounds that the dog was evil and in poor condition. However, the Love Society replied that the veterinarian had performed general anesthesia on the dog, in-depth examination and treatment of the wound.
It is known that the dog is a 5 to 6-year-old male Tang dog. After the typhoon this year, he often went to a squatter house in the area. A 70-year-old couple often fed him. The couple even expressed their willingness to adopt the dog. dog and become a chip owner. They found wounds and black flies on the dog’s back earlier, but because they didn’t know who to turn to for help, they sterilized the dog themselves. As a result, the wound continued to deteriorate.
A reader told this newspaper that on the 17th of this month, he and a friend saw the dog lingering on the No. 2 barbecue site in the Recreation Area, Shatin Au, with wounds on the back and black flies. The dog escaped after biting the AIA inspector during the rescue.
In the next day or two, someone saw the dog near the barbecue site and reported the dog to the love association again. The dog entered the enclosure of the old couple’s squatter house, so the inspector of the love association left a note to the owner. Inspector of the Ai Xie rescued the dog with the assistance of the couple’s owner the day before yesterday morning.
The reader pointed out that his friend received a contact from the Love Association the day before yesterday afternoon and learned that the dog had been humanely destroyed. He said, “I heard that the veterinarians of the Hong Kong Association for Humanities only saw the dog for a short period of time, and then justified the dog’s evil and poor condition to humane destruction. He didn’t even do any medical treatment.”
He pointed out that he had seen some dogs with severe black flies that could be cured, but the reason for questioning the “poor condition” was not sufficient: “That dog had black flies on its back wound, and even if it eroded, it would not hurt its internal organs for a long time. On the contrary, there is a higher risk of black fly worms in head or anal wounds. The dog was still in good spirits when he was caught, which is not in a bad state as the veterinarian said.”
He also pointed out that it is normal for the dog to be nervous and self-protective after being injured. He wondered if the veterinarians of the APA chose to kill the dog directly because they were afraid of trouble. He survived, but the Ai Xie didn’t even give him a chance.”
In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, the Association stated that after the dog arrived at the headquarters of the Association, the Association had administered general anesthesia to the dog, conducted an in-depth examination and treated the wound, and found a 20cm x 20cm wound on the dog’s back, which was covered with wounds. Hundreds of black worms were distributed, which eroded a lot of muscles and extended to the inner cavity. Since the dog’s wound has been inflamed for more than two or three weeks, it has been decomposed. pain during the process and improve the dog’s chances of a full recovery. After the veterinarian contacted the helper and informed the dog’s condition, the helper said that he had noticed the dog’s back injury for more than a month. After consulting a senior veterinarian, he passed away humanely to relieve his pain. The Association said that the dog has been injured for a month. The wound was not that serious at first, but because it has not been treated, the wound has become more and more moth.
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