Some background on Chuck. He is a beautiful, smart, gentle dog that is beloved by anyone that has ever met him. He is owned by a very nice girl in our neighborhood who doesn't have the means to pay the high vet bill. Naturally, we want to get the vet paid for their great work. Dr. Harris did a great job putting Chuck back together and Dr. Spindel has been great in working with us. Her family has lots of dogs and they let them run loose because we live in Davidson County, North Carolina and there is no leash law. Chuck, like all of their dogs have done in the past, comes to our house and stays here 90% of the time because we treat him good and spend time playing with him and giving him attention. He even gets along with our cat, Bighead and they are good pals. My wife is very sick with Chronic Lyme Disease and on a lot of days she has a hard time even walking to the mailbox. It is a great comfort for her that Chuck is around all the time because he escorts her to the mailbox and back to the house everyday that she is able to make the walk.
There is a family in our neighborhood that has a bunch of Pit Bull dogs that run free also. Despite almost everyone on that end of the street having run-ins with the dogs that range from being chased into their cars and up trees and killing pets, the animal control authorities have been totally useless and unwilling to help solve the problem. They have been to the house a number of times and always threaten them in a number of ways but they never actually follow through with any of the threats.
A lot of people on the street have threatened to kill the dogs but no one has and I have been totally against anyone actually doing that until now. I know that Pit Bull dogs can be gentle and loving or they can be vicious, savage killers. All of this depends on how the dogs are raised and these dogs aren't being raised, they are simply being allowed to exist and in the process it is their natural instincts that are taking charge of them. Therefore, it is the lousy, sorry owners that I actually blame for all the havoc that they have reeked in our neighborhood. That being said, the dogs are out of control and must be removed one way or another. So now if someone shoots them I will not hold a grudge against them.
Anyway, Chuck had to have over 200 stitches and had countless wounds all over. The girl that owns him has a baby and is a full time student at a community college in the area. She is young and does not have the money to cover the extensive vet bills and her family has a lot of medical issues that are using up their available income. She is completely devastated and so is my wife and so am I.
Chuck made his way to our house in his mangled condition and would have surely died if we did not take him to the vet right that very second. We called our vet and told them the story of him not really being our dog but really needing our help and the vet said bring him in right now, we will be waiting for him. We could not reach anyone where Chuck lives to get permission to operate so we said please do what you can and somehow we will get you paid. A little while later we reached the girl who started calling around to find anyone in her family to say they would help pay for him. Finally she got her mom and she said she would help pay the bill.
Now, 2 days later, her mom and dad are saying they can't help.
The original vet bill was $795.00. The vet, Animal Ark in Clemmons, NC , is the kindest most caring vet that I have ever dealt with, whittled the bill down to $473.00. As great as that was, it is still out of range for her since she is a full time student and really stretches every penny.
We are caring for Chuck in our bathroom/recovery ward at our house and believe me he needs lots of care and attention until he is well enough to walk again. As I mentioned, my wife is very sick herself and we also are very tight on money. We are doing all we can in the form of care, but monetarily we are unable to pitch in except for the medicine that we bought for him.
I am asking for help from anyone who has it in their heart to help us with this situation. If anyone would like to donate to our cause you can do it directly through The Animal Ark by calling 336-778-2738 and paying with a credit card. Also, their website address is www.animalarkvet.com. Please tell them that you are making a donation for Chuck.
This is not a revenue producing venture so I will be posting on this blog every 2-3 days, everyday, if I have time, and I will keep a running total on here for all to see. When we reach our mark of $473.00. I will ask that all donations be halted. Please if you can help, help.
I put some before and after pictures up. I'm sure you can tell which is which.
I did find out that this time the Pit Bull owners have been served with a dangerous dog order. That still doesn't get them taken away but they are supposed to have the property posted and have the dogs in a secure place like an out building or a fence. We'll see how that goes and will keep you posted.
I would like to thank you ahead of time for any help you can give. If you would like some more detailed info before you feel comfortable donating please send an emai to me at b@bryand.ws
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