The Call

During our visit, Lisa and Richard received a phone call regarding a one year old pit bull needing help whose owners could not afford to vet. Arriving at the address given, the neighbors came out to meet us and acted as spokes person for the owners. The Pit bull was tied to a tree with no more than a 3 foot chain. He had no shelter, but did have food and water. He had a soft ball size abscess on the side of his neck. When Lisa commented on the deplorable conditions for the dog, the neighbors said they were bringing the dog a coop and runner. Lisa explained to the neighbors that if the owners would agree to having the dog neutered, they could offer some assistance. In the mean time they administered a shot of penicillin to help the dog and waited for the owners to call. The neighbors called the next day asking when they could expect the second dosage for the dog and said the owner was not willing to have the dog neutered. HTR said that they could not continue to treat this dog and told the neighbors where they could buy the supplies they needed. Lisa offered their rescue services one last time, but the owners were unwilling to surrender the dog.