Beaten and Burned Puppy Found Wrapped in Plastic Bag Saved from Dumpster
A pitbull-mix puppy is slowly recovering after being found violently abused and left to die in a dumpster in Coachella, California.
The puppy, now named Hope, was just 3 weeks old when she was found in the trash on May 5 in horrific condition.
“Found tied in a plastic bag with burns on her back. Her legs were crushed, and she was rushed to emergency in critical condition,” The Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation, which has been overseeing her care, wrote on Facebook.
“It appears as if she was burned with a caustic substance, or a metal object like an iron. She is only a few weeks old, had a portion of her tail cut off, and can not walk due to being beat and assaulted.”
Hope’s caregivers were uncertain if the puppy would ever walk again, but about one month later, the puppy is healing better than expected.
The Foundation posted a video clip of Hope taking her first few steps on her own, still bandaged as she recovers from the burns on her body.
“Currently she is in foster care being treated for burns that have not yet healed, but is expected to make a full recovery,” the foundation wrote in an update on Facebook on June 3.
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Meanwhile, the Foundation is doing everything in its power to find Hope’s abuser and hold the person accountable.
With no surveillance video and an investigation that so far has led nowhere, Hope is at the mercy of the public to come forward with any information leading to an arrest.
The Foundation initially offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the person responsible. Upon hearing Hope’s story, actress Shannen Doherty and model Joanna Krupa added $5,000 each to the reward, bringing the total up to $20,000.
“People who do these types of things to animals go on to hurt women and children, and need to be held accountable,” Doherty said, according to the Foundation’s Facebook post.
According to Hope’s GoFundMe campaign, an adoptive family has already been lined up for her once her body is healed.
While Hope still has a long way to go, her fighting spirit and resilience has already started to shine through.
“While the scars of her past life will never leave her, it is who we are on the inside, that touches the world and those that surround us,” the Foundation wrote. “The dog who defied all odds.”
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