Duct-taped Great Dane gets rescued and begins journey to a happier life
An abused dog left abandoned with its face and muzzle duct taped has been rescued, thanks to the collaborative effort of South Carolina's Darlington County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Shelter.
"Sheriff Wayne Byrd says deputies received an anonymous call about a dog walking around the 900 block of Rogers Road in Darlington on Monday," WBTW News 13 reported. "Deputies were able to catch the dog to remove the tape and took him to the Darlington County Animal Shelter for care and treatment."
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The recovering pure-bred Great Dane has been named Aurora.
Aurora has luckily started her road to recovery, but according to an update on the Darlington County HS Rescue Facebook page on April 5th, the process will require as much help as the animal shelter can give, and will likely be long and expensive.
The update also calls upon the public for help with medical costs and adoption:
The good news is that the tape did not do any permanent damage to her head or muzzle area... [However, she is] loaded down with whip worms and hook worms, underweight AND also testing positive for life threatening heart worms... Aurora will need OUR support to regain her health. In particular, heart worm treatment will be very expensive and easily can run into the thousands. For folks who are interested in adopting her, please submit an application for adoption with the understanding that we have had a LOT of interest in rehoming her AND she will not be available immediately for rehoming... Anyone with information is asked to contact the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office at 843-398-4501 or 843-398-4920. THANK YOU ALL for caring and sharing and helping Aurora. Please continue to share her story... Her story needs to be told and folks need to understand that animal abuse in our county will NOT be tolerated.
Anyone interested in helping Aurora out with her medical costs can donate here.
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