Animal lovers rescue stray dog shot with crossbow arrow in Beijing’s art district
Animal lovers rescue stray dog shot with crossbow arrow in Beijing’s art district
Following delicate rescue, frightened animal is treated successfully and recovering in veterinary hospital
PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 May, 2016, 2:02pm
UPDATED : Friday, 20 May, 2016, 2:02pm
Nectar Gan
A stray dog in an art zone in Beijing has been rescued by good Samaritans after it was found wandering about with an arrow through its head, according to a newspaper report.
The black dog, which had the 70cm arrow lodged through the side of its head, was first spotted near the 798 Art District in the northeast of the capital on Thursday afternoon. A photo of the injured animal was uploaded on social media and widely circulated, The Beijing News reported.
A crowd of onlookers soon gathered around the dog. Some people tried to help it, but it became scared and ran away, all the while rubbing its head against the ground, trying to get rid of the arrow, wintesses told the paper.
Someone called the police. By the time officers and vets arrived, the dog had run off into a nearby hutong, or narrow residential street.
“There were many bicycles in the hutong. Riders were afraid their bikes would hit the arrow and endanger the dog’s life, so no one dared to move and could only wait for it the dog to come out,” a worker at a nearby restaurant said.
The dog was found in the art district two hours later, and sent to a veterinary hospital.
“The arrow entered right above its eye and pierced through its outer ear. The injury was very serious, but luckily it escaped the brain,” said a vet who treated the dog, who added that it was good thing that the volunteers had sawed off the head and the tail of the arrow before transporting the dog. Extra movement of the arrow could caused further injury.
SSThe arrow entered right above its eye and pierced through its outer ear. The injury was very serious, but luckily it escaped the brain
Vet who treated the dog
The arrow was successfully removed and the dog was recovering at the clinic. It was out of danger by Thursday night, the report said.
More than 10,000 yuan (HK$12,000)had been donated to the dog from internet users by 8pm that night.
More:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1948514/animal-lovers-rescue-stray-dog-shot-crossbow-arrow-beijings-art
So glad to read many people all cared about this injured sojourner, and worked together to see he got the help he needed to live.
I hope the archer is located and his or her face is removed in one ferocious snatch.
Hope Mr. Doggie will get a home, and someone to protect him after he heals.
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