Allegan County -
Someone shot a dog in the neck four times and left it.
This happened around July 15, in Allegan County. The dog wandered into the yard of a family near Hopkins. They called animal control.
"He was very dirty. You could see the injury on his neck you could smell the injury. It had become infected," said Animal Control Officer Jim Mentzer.
Instead of going straight to the animal shelter, the cattle dog mix was taken to a vet. He'd been shot four times.
"He does have permanent damage. He's now deaf and as you can see his head is at a tilt because of nerve damage to his neck," said Wishbone Pet Rescue President Susan Smith.
The four-year-old dog is now being cared for by wishbone pet rescue.
"If what they were attempting to do was euthanize him because they didn't have the resources to take care of him, my first thought is why didn't you bring him to the Allegan shelter," said Smith.
She says every day Bronco gets a little better. She believes soon he'll be ready for a new family.
"He's a great dog. He's an awesome dog and I hope a family will step forward that's willing to accept his disability and some of his limitations and be able to works with a deaf dog," said Smith.
At the Allegan County shelter there's no fee to drop off a dog or a cat for whatever reason.
Wishbone Pet Rescue says they're always in need of volunteers and donations.
This happened around July 15, in Allegan County. The dog wandered into the yard of a family near Hopkins. They called animal control.
"He was very dirty. You could see the injury on his neck you could smell the injury. It had become infected," said Animal Control Officer Jim Mentzer.
Instead of going straight to the animal shelter, the cattle dog mix was taken to a vet. He'd been shot four times.
"He does have permanent damage. He's now deaf and as you can see his head is at a tilt because of nerve damage to his neck," said Wishbone Pet Rescue President Susan Smith.
The four-year-old dog is now being cared for by wishbone pet rescue.
"If what they were attempting to do was euthanize him because they didn't have the resources to take care of him, my first thought is why didn't you bring him to the Allegan shelter," said Smith.
She says every day Bronco gets a little better. She believes soon he'll be ready for a new family.
"He's a great dog. He's an awesome dog and I hope a family will step forward that's willing to accept his disability and some of his limitations and be able to works with a deaf dog," said Smith.
At the Allegan County shelter there's no fee to drop off a dog or a cat for whatever reason.
Wishbone Pet Rescue says they're always in need of volunteers and donations.
