Archie (owner surrender)

Just weeks after our shocking rescue of the grossly neglected CCK dog, now named Caitlyn, we rescued another dog from similar circumstances!!

When will there be stricter laws and penalties for such gross neglect? And, why do we still allow puppy mills ,given the worrying spike in such neglected cases?

An acquaintance, a housing agent, had visited a HDB flat for viewing and saw this dejected dog lying in the corner of a filthy enclosure. She sent us a photo of the dog and asked if we could help. Like Caitlyn’s story, all it took was one person’s initiative, to change the life of a fellow living being. 

The photo we received from the housing agent.

We found out that this little Pom passed through many hands. Owner died, passed Pom to his son, who then passed away in his 50s. Pom was passed to another brother to care for. This brother obviously wasn’t into dogs so he did the minimal. He fed the dog daily, but didn’t bother to clean the enclosure, leaving the poor sweet Pom to lie in years of poop. 5 years, to be exact, after the other brother passed on. 

Just so happy to be patted

After some discussion, the uncle finally agreed for us to visit the dog and take him away. When we got to the house, we could smell strong antiseptic. As we entered the house, we realized he had mopped the entire house with Dettol, except the enclosure. Was it another case of trying to remove evidence? We can't even begin to imagine how someone could live with that stench.

Dirty, smelly and badly matted. We wondered when his last bath was.

After chatting for a while, he agreed that we could take the dog to the vet. The dog was so, so smelly, and his fur was so badly matted that we imagined the vet clinic was going to take another few hours to shave him and discard their shavers again. We noticed he was not sterilized and his testicles were hard and swollen, causing him much pain. The dog will be going for a surgery as we write this. 

On the way to the vet, the grateful doggy kept licking the volunteer’s face, thanking her for coming to his rescue.

Hardened and painful testicles

He was so badly matted, his fur was literally peeling off his skin

Ears filled with discharge

Archie's paw!

We have named him Archie. He is not licensed and not microchipped – so there is no way to pin the blame. Animal welfare laws are really lax in Singapore. 

You're safe now, Archie <3

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