“It was gruesome, quite gruesome because the kittens; there was a litter of 4 or 5 of them and you couldn't tell if there were 2 or 3 in the bag because they had been run over by a vehicle. It was not a pretty sight,” says Linda Blakely of the Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary. Tipper and Skipper were sealed into the bag, dumped on a road and crushed by oncoming traffic. It's a miracle they survived the experience. However, that's not the end of the story. Meet Reagan. He found the bag and dragged it all the way home to his owner. Reagan whined until she opened it.
“The instinct of the dog was to nurture and not kill the kittens. With all the blood some dogs would have responded to the scent. Reagan the dog is a hero,” says Blakely. Reagan's owner could hear Skipper and Tipper's faint cries from inside the bag. However, she was totally unprepared for what she found when she opened it. “When she reached in the horror of these kittens covered in blood and guts quickly revealed there was more that didn't make it.”
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The kittens were so weak; they had to be fed with a bottle every two hours. Blakely fostered Skipper and Tipper, who were traumatized by the experience. She wasn't sure they would live through the first few days. “Whether them being dumped out was an act of cruelty or desperation we will never know, but we want people to know there's better ways.” Three months later, Skipper and Tipper look like normal, healthy kittens. All thanks to loving pooch and the kindness of a few animal lovers.
8 comments:
I swear to God some people just make me sick. If you don't want an animal/s or can't take care of them don't just dump them on the side of the road, kill them or abandon them. It's free and easy to drop them off at an animal shelter! Just drop them off and say you can't take care of them. My mother has been in animal rescue for over 10 years and it's sick what some people will do.
When dogs are talking amongst themselves they must bemoan the fact that the world has gone to the humans.
Sorry but the dog was simply going for the Meow Mix sack because of its smell. No altruism here.
Piper, sorry to have to tell you, but you're wrong. Many animals have a protective instinct for babies even of other species. I'm quite sure the dog knew he/she was rescuing kittens. If you spent some time with dogs, you'd learn a great deal about them and their feelings.
This is a brilliant story.
I have spent some time with dogs and with humans that attribute animals with far-fetched comprehensions.
Thank you for posting this. Someone left a comment about it on blogs.Catster.com: "Top Five Amazing Cat Rescues" post
Piper... yes dogs have a keen sense of smell which led him to the bag.
But dogs also have keen hearing.
He could also hear the mewings...
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