Thursday, November 15, 2012
Great RSPCA story.
A blind cocker spaniel that spent five years in a cage before being
rescued from a puppy farm has had her sight restored, thanks to
big-hearted dog lovers. Belle, 6, was one of 244 dogs seized by RSPCA
inspectors in a raid on a Wondai puppy farm in 2009. Despite being blind
from birth, Bella was bred from constantly for the puppy trade which is
based primarily on “pretty” breeds such as poodles, cocker spaniels and
beagles. Milena and Boris Butovski of Macgregor on Brisbane’s southside
fostered Belle and a beagle called Lizzie when the RSPCA sought help
finding temporary homes. In August, Michael Bernays from Animal Eye
Services at Underwood removed a cataract and implanted an artificial
lens in Belle’s right eye. Her first look at the world terrified her.
“It was really scary,” Ms Butovski said. “She was afraid of her bed,
afraid of the letterbox and flowers. “We made a big mistake at first
when we took her home to reunite her with the other dog a big fight
started straight away.” Ms Butovski said Belle had a second eye
operation last month, which also was a success. “As much as I thought
Belle was a confident and relatively happy dog before, the
transformation after the second surgery was huge,” Ms Butovski said.
“There was no more fear of strange things and she started running like a
little racing horse, playing with a ball and showing an interest in
everything. She is like a big puppy now. “The trust that you see in
their eyes makes every cent (more than $5000) … worth it.” Ms Butovski
said no dog deserved to be kept in a puppy farm where they were
neglected and mistreated. “Belle was completely blind for five terrible
years while forced to produce litter after litter of puppies, very
likely genetically predisposed to blindness as she was,” she said. “When
rescued, she didn’t play with any toy nor had an interest for anything
but food and affection.”
Labels:
Blind,
cocker spaniel,
Eye,
RSPCA
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