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When
PETA's fieldworkers first saw Russell, he could barely muster the strength to
lift his head. The 17-pound terrier mix had been attacked by stray dogs after
being left outside in his unfenced yard overnight. After two days without proper
treatment, an infection had set in, and Russell was fading fast.
This
wasn't his first brush with death. Last December, his owner had called PETA
after he had been severely bitten by another free-roaming dog. PETA helped pay
for his veterinary care, and his owner promised us that the little dog would
never be left outside alone again.
But just a few months later, Russell
was attacked again. We rushed him to a veterinarian, who cleaned out his wounds,
inserted two drainage tubes to help eradicate the infection, and prescribed
antibiotics and pain medication.
Within a week, Russell had been
surrendered to PETA and was on the road to recovery. But what about his
emotional scars?
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