Canadian poodle survives fall from soaring bird's claws
SECHELT, B.C. -- A poodle might actually owe its life to a bird of prey that scooped up the dog, then dropped it from high above, officials with the British Columbia chapter of the SPCA said Monday.
Spokesperson Shannon Broderick said the poodle was picked up on May 2 and then dropped from the sky on to the grounds of the Shorncliff Nursing Home in Sechelt. Nurses at the home tended to the six-year-old dog, then called the SPCA for help.
Broderick said the unfortunate dog was likely a stray before her unlikely “rescue”.
"In addition to the claw marks on her back and the broken ribs she sustained from the fall, all of her nails were so long they had grown into her paw pads and her teeth were badly decayed," Broderick said. "We don’t know how long she had been wandering without care but she was obviously very neglected. It’s ironic, but this bird may have saved her life."
Broderick said the dog had no ID nor has anyone responded to the branch's a call for the guardian to come forward. Staff members have been taking care of the dog since.
The agency has been able to treat the broken ribs, but are now trying to raise funds to cover the $4,000 cost of two dental surgeries and medical costs.
"It’s an absolute miracle that she survived and we want to do everything we can to help her," Broderick said.
Spokesperson Shannon Broderick said the poodle was picked up on May 2 and then dropped from the sky on to the grounds of the Shorncliff Nursing Home in Sechelt. Nurses at the home tended to the six-year-old dog, then called the SPCA for help.
Broderick said the unfortunate dog was likely a stray before her unlikely “rescue”.
"In addition to the claw marks on her back and the broken ribs she sustained from the fall, all of her nails were so long they had grown into her paw pads and her teeth were badly decayed," Broderick said. "We don’t know how long she had been wandering without care but she was obviously very neglected. It’s ironic, but this bird may have saved her life."
Broderick said the dog had no ID nor has anyone responded to the branch's a call for the guardian to come forward. Staff members have been taking care of the dog since.
The agency has been able to treat the broken ribs, but are now trying to raise funds to cover the $4,000 cost of two dental surgeries and medical costs.
"It’s an absolute miracle that she survived and we want to do everything we can to help her," Broderick said.
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