Warning: graphic "before" photo, which I will post at the end. Also an "after" pic.


Horror to happiness: Cop adopts abused dog she saved

The young dog at the centre of one of the most disturbing cases of animal cruelty in B.C. history has been given a new lease on life thanks to the kind-hearted Mountie who helped rescue her.

Molly was found shivering and non-responsive on the patio of a Port Hardy home, with a gaping wound in her neck where a heavy collar had been deeply embedded.

The dog, weighing just a fraction of what she should, had no shelter on the deck and was forced to live in her own waste.

The BC SPCA's Tina Heary reported the dog was unable to walk because of extreme weakness and "her frail body was literally shutting down."

Cruelty investigators normally assess an animal's body score on a scale of one to nine: the 18-month-old Shepherd-cross was a zero, and not expected to live through the night.


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But while the dog's owners, Rupert Wilson and Crystal Bee, were charged with animal cruelty in late 2013, the punishment for the Fort Rupert Reserve residents fell quite short of what the public – and the BC SPCA – hoped for.

The Crown asked for a jail sentence of six months for Wilson, but a judge instead handed him a three-month conditional sentence. He was also banned from owning animals for 10 years and ordered to complete 25 hours of community service.

Wilson faced a $10,000 fine, but was ordered to pay just $150 of the $607.10 vet bill occurred by the RCMP officer who seized Molly from his rural property.

The other $2,406 in vet bills paid for by the BC SPCA were ignored because the judge believed that Wilson, who has longstanding issues with drugs and alcohol and diminished intelligence, would not be able to pay them.

Despite the odds stacked against her, Molly started pulling through during her vet care with the BC SPCA. She slowly started gaining weight and started to walk again while she was in a foster home.

Molly's journey – and happy ending – came full circle with her adoption. She was given a forever home by the female RCMP officer who found her that cold winter day.
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Molly was the recipient of the BC SPCA Animal Courage Award, for beating the odds and fully recovering from her neglect.

“She is a true survivor,” said Tina Heary of the BC SPCA.

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/horror-to-happines ... -1.3065906

The pup's original owners were monsters who deserved/earned a much harsher penalty than what was handed down ~

But "Horror to happiness" is the perfect title here! ~ the first photo is definitely a horror ~ and the second photo definitely radiates happiness ~

Sooz