RSPCA officials are appealing for information after a neglected dog was found in a village in one of the worst conditions a worker had ever seen.
The five-year-old female bulldog was abandoned in a garden of a property on Smeeth Road, Marshland St James on Sunday, January 22.
The dog, who it is believed may have been used for breeding in the past, was covered in open weeping wounds all over her body, which were believed to be cancerous tumours with secondary infections.
The person who found her contacted the dog warden, who immediately took the dog to a vet, where she was given pain relief.
The dog was covered in open weeping wounds all over her body, which were believed to be cancerous tumours with secondary infections. Picture: RSPCAThe dog was covered in open weeping wounds all over her body, which were believed to be cancerous tumours with secondary infections. Picture: RSPCA
She was collected and seen by another vet, where, following further examination, it was decided that the kindest thing to do was to put the dog to sleep to end her suffering, as her condition was so bad.
Carl Saunders, branch manager for the West Norfolk RSPCA Branch, collected the dog to take her to a vet.
He said: “The condition this poor girl had been left in will stay with me forever – it was just heartbreaking to think someone had allowed her to get into this condition.
“She would have been suffering for a prolonged period of time and I cannot comprehend how she was left in such pain and discomfort.
After being seen by vets it was decided that the kindest thing to do was to put the dog to sleep to end her suffering, as her condition was so bad. Picture: RSPCAAfter being seen by vets it was decided that the kindest thing to do was to put the dog to sleep to end her suffering, as her condition was so bad. Picture: RSPCA
“I have seen many poorly and sick dogs who have come to our centre over the years but this poor girl was the worst I have ever seen.
“Yet despite this she was such a gentle little girl – it truly is heartbreaking.”
RSPCA inspector Justin Stubbs is investigating the incident and said: “It is devastating that this dog has been left in such a terrible state and in so much pain.
