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Dog found with embedded collar, jugular exposed
Elmore, AL (US)Incident Date: Friday, Aug 1, 2008
County: Elmore
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
One dog at the Elmore County Humane Society had a neck wound so severe that his jugular vein was exposed. Shelter officials believe he was tied up using a too-small collar that he had probably worn since he was a puppy, and struggled against a rope so hard he tore his own flesh.
The dog, named Cole, was brought to the shelter with a nylon collar embedded deep into his neck. After shelter workers cut the collar away, they saw clearly that the collar had dug all the way down to the jugular vein.
Cole is recovering extremely well, Cord said -- he's already available for adoption.
The bulldog has many other scars either caused by dog fighting or from scrapping to get by, Cord said.
A couple who brought Cole to the shelter said they found him wandering around. Nobody knows who his owner is, so it likely is impossible to pursue charges in the case, Cord said.
The neck wound was fresh, which suggests Cole's struggle against a rope kept the wound open. He made it to safety in the nick of time.
"He probably wouldn't have made it much longer, not with his jugular exposed like that," Cord said.
Collars become embedded when an animal's skin grows around a collar that they have outgrown.
Steven Tears, director of the Montgomery County Humane Society, said the Montgomery shelter sees embedded collar cases "three or four times a week." References |
