This Christmas, Don’t Be Responsible For Another Eve

Christmas Eve

The puppy looked like a carcass when she was found locked beneath the house on the night before Christmas. Her rescuers called her Eve.

Eve’s owner left her for nearly five weeks without food and water. The owner later told the court in Auckland, New Zealand (after she had dodged the system for six months) that she had left the puppy in care of a relative while she went on holiday. While the owner was enjoying her vacation, Eve survived by eating flies and her own faeces.

This happened two years ago. I don’t know what punishment was meted out to the owner (a month locked under the house seems reasonable to me) but, reportedly, Eve is doing well in her new home.

This story touched me particularly. Eve is a Rhodesian Ridgeback / Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross breed. My own Angel, found in similar condition to Eve, is a ridgeback / pitt bull mix. When found, Eve weighed 22 lbs; she should have been double that! When found, Angel was nothing more than a carcass herself. Eve was found in December, 2007; she was 11 months old. Angel came to us in December, 2007; she was 11 months old.

Today, I suspect Angel and Eve could look like twins.

Anyway, here’s the thing. In bringing any pet home, you are taking on a commitment for the life of that pet. It is your responsibility to nurture your pet and, in doing so, I hope you will come to cherish him. Don’t let your pet become another Angel or Eve.

“The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner.”  ~Hebrew Proverb

Resources: petabuse.com