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REWARD INCREASED TO $15,000IN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE INVOLVING DOG WHO HAD MUZZLE

WRAPPED WITH WIRE (see Angel's photograph below)

 

The reward has been increased to $15,000 in the animalcruelty case involving a

small dog that apparently had wire wrapped around her muzzle for more than a

month.

 

An initial reward of $2,500 was offered by OperationKindness, the animal shelter

that took in the injured dog.

 

Additional contributions by The Murrell Foundation of Dallas ($5,000), radio

personality Russ Martin ($4,000), Dallas restaurateur Jack Knox ($1,000) and

most recently The Humane Society of the United States ($2,500) now put the total

at $15,000.

 

The 9-pound dog, who was named Angel, was foundFriday, March 23, at the

intersection of Belmont and McMillan streets in East Dallas.

 

She was wearing a plastic-collar (Elizabethan collar), which is normally put

around an animal's neck to keep it from pawing an injury or wound.

 

The dog was rescued by Diane and David Leslie of Garland, who saw her attempting

to cross thestreet. They took her to Operation Kindness, where the deep wounds

aroundher muzzle were noticed.

 

Operation Kindness immediately took the 3-year-oldspaniel-terrier mix to a

veterinarian for treatment. According to Dr. Paul Keating of Trinity Pet

Hospitalin Carrollton,it appeared that wire had been wrapped around the dog's

muzzle for about 6 weeks and had been removed 3 weeks before she was found and

taken to Operation Kindness.

 

The wounds left by the wire completely encircled Angel's muzzle and were so deep

that her teeth and jaw were exposed on the sides, said Jonnie England, executive

director of Operation Kindness.

 

The wire must have allowed her to eat,but each time she moved her jaw, it cut

even deeper into her skin.

 

Reconstructive mouth surgery was done on the dog, and she has since made a full

recovery. She was adopted last month by the family that fostered her following

her surgery and treatment.

 

The $15,000 reward is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of

the person or persons responsible for wrapping thewire around the dog's muzzle.

 

The case is being investigated byDallas Animal Services, and the Dallas County

District Attorney's Office has been notified.

 

England said that there have been very few leads and so far there is no evidence

indicating the owner of the dog. Someone knows where Angel lived and who didthis

to her, she said. We hope that a $15,000 reward will be the incentive needed to

encourage at least one witness to come forward and providethis information.

 

Anyone with information should contact Dallas AnimalServices at 214-671-0105 or

Operation Kindness at 972-418-PAWS (7297), ext.226.

 

JonnieEngland

ExecutiveDirector

OperationKindness

3201 Earhart Drive

Carrollton, TX  75006

972-418-PAWS

www.operationkindness.org

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