Deformed Pups Left to Die in Grass, When Along Comes a Hero

Written by Nilgen Velazco of Puerto Rico

I live in Puerto Rico, where weather is constantly changing and that day it decided it would rain all day. My little island does have a problem; we have a big population of stray dogs or what we call ‘satos’ or mutts and to help them takes time and money that nobody wants to provide. To add to that problem, some people prefer pureblood breeds and so there are even more dogs. I know of many responsible breeders, but that’s not the case with everyone out there.

Thanks to an irresponsible breeder, I found two puppies in need of my help. Sometimes you don’t have to go far to find an animal in need. I was just getting home when I saw the two puppies on my lawn; thank God I wasn’t driving because I would have jumped out of the car to get them.

They were white Chow Chow puppies, but it seems that the breeder didn’t know what he was doing and they were born with defects. One puppy was missing an eye and a front leg and the back leg didn’t work. The second one was just missing an eye and some skin problems. Not the prettiest puppies in the world, but they were alive, something that person didn’t even think about. If he couldn’t sell them, they might as well be left to die on a cold, rainy day.

So Many Mouths to Feed

I knew something was wrong the minute I saw them and began to worry how could I take care of them. At that time, I had three mouths to feed and adding two more was looking impossible. So I called everyone and posted the pictures on the internet and had luck with my veterinarian. That very same day, I went with the puppies to his house and he also inferred that the puppies were left to die because of their defects.

Sadly, the first puppy could not survive, but we had high hopes for the second. One costumer my veterinarian knew was experienced with Chows and was looking to add a new member to the family and he called her up. Of course she didn’t mind that the dog didn’t have an eye and she got it the very next day!

It’s been a couple of years since this occurred and I hope that the breeder has gone out of business. I’m glad that it was my house at which he choose to leave the dogs.

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Beth M.

10:59AM PST on Nov 13, 2012

Thank you for helping those innocent puppies.

November 13
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LMj S.

8:59PM PDT on Nov 2, 2012

Bless you, thank you for article.

November 2
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8:58PM PDT on Nov 2, 2012

Stella N.

2:17PM PDT on Sep 2, 2012

Thank you!

September 2
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KAROLY M.

6:01PM PDT on Aug 16, 2012

Thanks so much Nilgen for saving those poor innocent creatures, God Bless you

August 16
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Past Member .

10:16PM PDT on Aug 10, 2012

TY for your helping these poor babies.

August 10
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Darla T.

9:52AM PDT on Jul 21, 2012

Thanks for helping these pups. It's so sad that one died anyway but glad the second one was saved and found a forever home.

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Patty G.

11:04AM PDT on Jul 17, 2012

That was a wonderful and caring rescue that you did. God Bless You. Those pups may or may not have lived, but whoever Just Dumped them should be jailed. Poor babies. I cannot believe what some people do the the furry angels. We are their voice. Again God Bless you for caring, they didn't deserve to be left to die.

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Michael C.

7:28PM PDT on Jul 10, 2012

Laura, i am not known for using few words, but there should always be room for exceptions.

I thank you for your work, your actions go to speak about the human that you have become, if there is a god, if there is a heaven...you will always find the welcome sign is a lit for you.