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Here’s an email I got from the PAWS egroup. It was written by one of my good friends who heads the adoption committee.
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Last week, PAWS volunteer Marian B alerted our Animal Rescue Team that there was a dog in their street who was run over by a vehicle. The owner refused to bring her dog to the vet and told Marian “gagaling din yan.”

On Thursday, PARC shelter staff were able to get to the dog, which turned out to be a 4-month old puppy. He was playful and frisky but his whole upper snout (including his nose) was severed. Neighbors reported that a baranggay patrol tricycle accidentally ran over him on May 4th (meaning the puppy had been this way for 2 weeks already when we got to him). There was also talk that since his upper snout was hanging loose, they got the neighborhood drunkard to cut it off, believing it was better for the puppy.

Our shelter manager was able to convince the owner to release the dog to our custody, and we brought him to the vet for confinement. Currently he is being checked by a team of doctors led by surgeon Dr. Nielsen Donato. We are still awaiting their diagnosis.

The puppy’s name is Tiger, he is amazingly playful, friendly, and frisky despite his condition. For him to survive that way for 2 weeks without help or medication shows that this pup is a fighter. The vet clinic advised us that he has a good appetite (despite the fact that he can only lick his food – he’s on a soft diet), and that they had placed him on antibiotics and vitamins.

Attached are some pics of Tiger taken during his rescue. (Sorry I haven’t opened this I feel I’ll get too upset )

Thanks to Marian B for caring enough to report this dog to us, and to help us all the way. Her parents were also very instrumental in helping us convince the owner to release the dog to PAWS custody.

Many many many thanks to Tita Josie, owner of Bodhi Vegetarian Restaurant and long-time PAWS donor and friend, for lending us the “rescue vehicle” and her driver, and for helping us find a vet for Tiger. I am personally very much overwhelmed at this woman’s generosity in helping animals (finding this out now, am I glad I’ve been a Bodhi customer all these years J)

We will update you on Tiger as soon as we get word from Dr. Donato.

Thanks,

PAWS
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Guys, allow me to be a bit preachy and beggish. Please consider having your pets spayed and keeping them indoors or inside your gate and away from harm.

And if you want to you can volunteer at the shelter, or donate some items (they even need newspapers to serve as litter for their cattery) or even donate some money — please visit their website here. You can also visit the CARAPhil websiter here. And if you are thinking of getting a pet, please consider giving one of the animals a real home. It’s a lot of responsiblity but the rewards are unmeasurable.