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Written by Annette Norton of New Jersey
Kora came into a North Carolina shelter as a stray. She was brought there by a shelter worker and the next day she gave birth to three puppies. When the puppies were about a week old, someone abandoned three other week-old puppies at the shelter overnight under cover of darkness.
Kora, being a gentle and kind soul, took them in as her own, but their peace was short lived. While at the shelter, they all came down with upper respiratory infections and one of Kora’s biological babies passed away.
Our New Jersey-based Wag On Inn rescue group regularly tours shelters in the South and Puerto Rico and brings dogs north with us where they are placed in foster homes until they are adopted. These dogs would otherwise be euthanized if they were not adopted.
The day that Kora and her now-extended family of pups were scheduled to leave for New Jersey with us, a call came in from Kora’s owner. When the shelter staff informed her that Kora was just about to leave for the rescue and that she had heartworm, the woman said, “Well they can have her! I don’t want that dumb dog, I just didn’t want her killed.”
Kora is now in New Jersey under the care of Wag On Inn Rescue. She is in a foster home where her pups were seen by a veterinarian and are now on the road to recovery. Once they are eight weeks old and weaned, they will go to their forever homes and Kora will be spayed and then treated for heartworm. After that, she too will find a home who will appreciate her and give her the good things in life she deserves. See more of Wag On Inn’s rescued dogs and learn about their work on their Facebook page or website.
Brought to you by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
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+ add your ownJust like "no bad dogs, just bad owners" this is a case of "no dumb dogs, just stupid people"! That woman should not of been trying to adopt a dog if she did not want to take care of it! If she had adopted Kora, Kora probably would not of had a good life. This woman obviously is not the pet owner/lover she would like to think of herself as! Glad Kora got to stick around and will now have a Good life! Shame on that woman! Shame!
Thank you for sharing.
I guess she is not so Dumb after all is she!! The person that named her Dumber is the dumbest ever!! :)
Wonderful! Bless Kora, babies, and all involved in helping them!
Wonderful! Bless Kora, babies, and all involved in helping them!
God Bless Kora and her family and all the people who helps them!!!!!!!!!!!
Ther is no such thing as a dumb dog! There's only dumb humans that should be forever banned to even go near a beautiful animal like Kora. I hope she soon find her forever home with humans that love her.
It is a good thing the way this has worked out for Kora and her babies after a rocky start. What a sweet soul. Thank you to those who helped her and her babies, well done.
Sometimes the best pet is a "dumb pet." I've got a "dumb cat" who I love dearly. She has sat with, and groomed, other pets as they were passing from this life to the next. She invites the neighborhood strays over to eat, tasting the food, then backing off, as if to say, "See? This is safe. Enjoy!" She also patrols my yard, and watches my next-door neighbor, as she exits her vehicle. The neighbor says that Penny comes over and watches her put her foot on the porch. When she puts the foot on the porch, Penny returns home. This neighbor has bad knees, so she's a bit mobility-challenged. There's nothing wrong with a "dumb" pet. :-)
what a great happy ending for this pack. i guess it's a good thing that at least the owner didn't want her killed...even though i don't understand what else she thought would have happened to her pretty much abandoned dog.
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