Dog severely emaciated, tick infested, abandoned
Litchfield, NH (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
County: Hillsborough
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Tanya E Goodwin
In June 2005, a tick infested and severely dehydrated and emaciated 'Jane Doe' dog was picked up by Hudson Fire and Police. "Jane Doe" has been identified as "Sandy" a female German Shepard owned, and abandoned, by Tanya Goodwin of Litchfield.
Goodwin turned herself in to the Hudson Police on Monday, June 13, 2005, after a search for Sandy's owner blanketed the area. Goodwin was charged with Cruelty to Animals/Abandonment a Class A Misdemeanor and could face up to a year in prison. It is reported that Goodwin left the dog on Speare Road in Hudson in hopes that someone would find and care for her. That error in judgment led to a rescue effort by Hudson Fire and Police last week.
It is unknown how the dog got from Speare Road to an Island on Miles Swamp. When a Glenn Drive neighbor heard consistent barking for several days he alerted Police and the subsequent rescue took place. The German Shepard was secured at the Hudson Police Department Animal Control Facility under the care of Animal Control Officer Jana McMillan. MacMillan transported the German Shepard to the Hudson Animal Hospital for examination. Due to Sandy's weakened condition the Hudson Animal Hospital could not treat her with any medication. Sandy was infested with ticks, fleas, and was severely dehydrated, as well as, being under weight. MacMillan patiently cared for her and Sandy is now on the mend.
Goodwin voluntarily signed over ownership of Sandy to the Hudson Police. One of Sandy's rescuers Firefighter Pat Robertson has been visiting and helping to care for Sandy and he is very interested in adopting her. Robertson has two cats and a Border Collie named Molly at home already but he thinks they will welcome Sandy. "I just recently put one of our dogs down and we talked about getting another dog for companionship for Molly. Sandy is a good dog needing a good home. We are going to hopefully have a 'meet and great' with Molly tomorrow and if all goes well she can stay," said Robertson. Although she will not be well enough to come home for a while, it sounds as though there will be a good home waiting for her.
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