Puppy falls from truck, driver does not stop
Parry Sound, ON (CA)Incident Date: Saturday, Aug 20, 2005
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
A shepherd-mix puppy reportedly fell out of the back of a truck travelling southbound on Highway 400 near Moon River on the afternoon of August 20. A couple who stopped to help the puppy was told by an eye witness that the puppy had fallen out of the back of a pickup truck. The truck braked, but did not stop, they said.
The couple then wrapped the puppy in a blanket and waited about 10 minutes to see if the pickup truck would return. When it didn't, they headed back into town to take him to the Parry Sound Animal Hospital.
"We were informed of it, because the vet didn't want to go ahead and do anything with him until they talked to us," said the Parry Sound branch of the Ontario Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals manager Ruth Galley. "Normally, when there's a stray or an abandoned animal, they (people) will come to us. But if the animal is injured, they obviously go right to the vet. The vet didn't want to put any money into him until they talked to us. I went in to see him and, how could you not? He's just so sweet-and so worth it."
Because of the centre's limited financial resources, Ms Galley said they have to be careful with how much money they spend on any given animal.
"We've got to remember that we get a lot of animals in throughout a year that we may want to help," she said. "We're expected to pay for surgery (in this case), unless we wanted to have him euthanized, and I couldn't do that. The surgery has cost about $1,500 and it would be really good if we could get some donations to help us out with that. We're a charity and we don't get any government funding."
Crash, as he was affectionately named by OSPCA staff due to the circumstances under which the dog came to them, was badly injured during the fall from the truck.
"All his front teeth were smashed out and his back, right leg had numerous breaks, so the vet had to go in and pin it," Ms Galley said. "Now he's on six weeks of cage rest. Hopefully, it will heal well enough that we won't have to amputate it."
Providing Crash heals well, he will be available for adoption after his six-week recovery period. References
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