Stray dog found shot and injured in Madera County highlights growing crisis

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A tiny stray dog, recovered clinging to beingness successful the North Valley, is present receiving urgent aesculapian care. Megan Bowe, laminitis of Bowe's Animal Rescue, says this lawsuit highlights the increasing situation of stray animals successful Madera County.

"We bash what we can. We prevention what we can. And adjacent though it's not capable for the animals, it's capable for that dog," said Megan Bowe.

On May 10th, Benny was recovered successful an orchard successful dire condition.

Bowe's Animal Rescue took him in, hoping it wasn't excessively late.

An X-ray showed injuries from birdshot ammo.

"His beforehand legs were shattered owed to the bullets, and helium had a fracture successful his chest, and his backmost close ft had a breached toed with slug fragments successful it," said Bowe.

Bowe says 2 different small dogs were recovered with Benny.

The nonprofit presently has 8 dogs nether their attraction and has helped implicit 400 dogs since 2017, funded by donations.

Bowe says their ngo is to assistance dogs who would not get enactment otherwise.

Madera City and County beryllium connected the Madera County Animal Shelter.

Ludwing Casillas astatine the structure says they tin instrumentality successful astir 150 animals and are perpetually moving with nonprofits and shelters to reunite mislaid animals oregon find homes for those successful need, and says it tin beryllium a lot.

"It is overwhelming. We effort to assistance everyone successful need, and sometimes we bash inquire for fosters and rescue groups to assistance us, and they bash an astonishing occupation alleviating that stress," said Ludwig Casillas.

Casillas says their doorway is ever open, but Bowe says much should beryllium done wrong the community.

"There are truthful galore dogs and we can't assistance them all. We are drowning successful an water of dogs," said Bowe.

If you'd similar to assistance Benny successful his recovery, you tin travel his travel connected Facebook oregon donate to his GoFundMe campaign.

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