Dog severely emaciated
Rotorua, BP (NZ)Incident Date: Monday, Dec 24, 2007
Disposition: Not Charged
Case Images: 1 files available
Abuser names unreleased
Rescued on Christmas Eve after a tip-off from neighbours, the mixed breed dog dubbed "Eve" weighed just 10-kilograms.
Mr Lloyd-Barker said Eve had been abandoned by her owners for at least a week but estimated she had not been feed for up to four weeks.
She was found lying among a pile of dried faeces, without food or water and was thought to have stayed alive by catching flies and through sheer willpower.
"I have seen a lot of bad things in my life...you never get over things like this," he said.
"The people who have done this to her will be taken to court and hopefully the justice system will see fit to imprison them, because that it what they deserve."
The owners were known to be "having a lovely time on holiday in Rotorua" and would be spoken to on their return, Mr Lloyd-Barker said.
Once Eve had put on some weight, she would be sent to an approved foster home and found a new, permanent home with people who loved her once the prosecution of her owners was complete, he said. References
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