All dogs shouldn’t be strays, but the reality is many dogs are.
Some dogs fare better than others at being a stray – Clooney isn’t one of them.
Clooney is a stray that lives in a factory. At 27 kg, he is not a small dog. But his size didn’t mean he could defend himself when dogs from a neighbouring factory attacked him, because he has a gentle personality that is of little good on the streets.
When we found him, he had a gaping wound in his head. The workers at the factory where he lived tried to help by pouring diesel into the wound to disinfect it. Imagine the pain. The wound was eventually infested by flesh eating maggots which also ate away his right ear. Read his story here.
We hired a dog trapper to trap the skittish Clooney and rushed him to the vet. What is amazing about Clooney is his resilience, for despite everything he has been through, his personality remains gentle.
During his stay at the vet, the staff shared how sweet he was, even though he was initially confused and scared. He is an unusual dog because he never whined nor barked despite the pain; neither did he fuss when he was bathed. He enjoyed pats and allowed the nurses to carry him around too.
Yet Clooney is tired and sad; during his stay at the vet, he slept a tremendous amount. It’s common among stray dogs we rescue. When they finally have a place to set their head down in peace, they take the chance to catch up on the rest that is so fleeting when life is about anticipating danger – unfriendly humans, traffic or in Clooney’s case, other hostile strays.
After his stint at the vet, Clooney is much better, although he now only has one ear. His right ear had to be removed because the maggots had attacked the injured flesh so badly.
He was born with the right personality to fit in a home, but he wasn’t born with the right kind of luck. We know he would have much love to give if someone would be able to take him in, but the reality is, there is no home for him yet. Clooney, with his one ear left, is going back to the factory that he has known all his life, once again at risk of the dangers of life on the streets.
Would you like to meet gentle Clooney, and maybe bring him home?
Written by: Jeanine
