IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO SAVE A DOG LIKE SASHA

Heavy chain around her neck … starving … skin rubbed raw from sitting on bones with no flesh to cushion them. Sasha’s sad eyes spoke of suffering and despair. But her life was about to change.

All it took was someone to notice her pitiful condition … and feel that sickening jolt of horror and compassion that makes it impossible to look the other way.

Someone willing to act … to take pictures and report her condition to the SPCA.

One look at this shocking image sent our SPCA inspector rushing to the rescue.

Imagine Sasha’s relief when he cut the chain from her neck and lifted her gently into the van. She didn’t know it yet, but she was never going back to that life of starvation and neglect.

At our SPCA, Sasha was met with cheerful kindness. She was given a thorough examination by our vet, and treatment for the painful patches where her skin had rubbed raw. Compassionate kennel staff with gentle hands and voices stepped in to rebuild her trust in humans.

But it was the bowl of nutritious food – twice a day – that transformed her.

And it’s your generosity that keeps our food cupboard full – and our clinic shelves stocked with lifesaving meds, dressings, salve and vaccines that animals like Sasha depend on.

Together, we turned her from a pitiful wreck into a healthy, hopeful dog – in just three weeks!

Her eyes are still sad. Maybe they always will be. But we’ve made her a promise: she will never, ever be chained up and left to starve again.

But there’s always another call. Another abandoned, abused or lost dog or cat – afraid … hurting … waiting for someone to care.

And rescue takes a team … a village. Each of us playing our part.

Please will you play your part again now, by making a donation of any amount towards food, shelter and care?

Your generosity makes all the difference to a dog like Sasha, and the many, many others who count on us to ‘speak’ for them.