Abused Dog Left To Die With Chain Embedded In Neck Saved By Good Samaritan

This dog was left starving, dehydrated and abandoned in a ditch with a chain embedded in its neck.

But thanks to the kind actions of a Good Samaritan, the brown and white male Boxer is now set to make a full recovery after being rescued and nursed back to health.

(Pictures: ABC)

A woman had spotted the emaciated dog in a ditch in Birmingham, Alabama and managed to flag down a passing police car to report it.

The officers went back to the area and found the dog lying in the ditch with a chain wrapped so tightly round its neck that skin had grown around it, causing a severe cut. The dog was also severely dehydrated.

The deputies gave the dog water and contacted Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) who are now taking care of the dog as it recovers.

The chain has been taken off and staff told the Life With Dogs website that the dog is likely to make a full recovery.

Jefferson County Sheriff Chief Deputy Randy Christian told Life with Dogs: “This is a beautiful dog. We want to know how it ended up where it did and in this condition. To do that we have to find the owner.

“We’re looking at the extent of the injuries, the time this possibly went on, that will lead us to possible charges.

“When you abuse and neglect a dog, much like if you did it to a child, our society is not going to put up with it.”