IMAGE CONTENT WARNING: The following post contains references to torture, abuse, and graphic images of injuries.
Poor Nelson is a good dog who has been terribly wronged by human hands. But for the mistreatment and cruel treatment of this three-year-old darling, he still loves people and has won every heart at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia (HSNEGA).
Nelson’s rescue began when a dog lover spotted him lost and confused along a road in Jackson County, GA, and immediately realized that something was wrong. Stopped to help, the good spirit saw this poor dog in excruciating pain because someone had zipped a zipper around his penis, and the wound he caused was horrible.
Terrible and intentional abuse
On Facebook, the Humanitarian Association of Northeast Georgia reported that Nelson had “not stopped crying since being in their care”.
“A zipper tie was tied so tightly around his penis that it swelled up, the tissue started to die. . . and as you can imagine, this was unbearably painful for poor Nelson.”
The team at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital untethered him and did what they could to save his penis, but “unfortunately, after all efforts, it was concluded that his penis was damaged.” necrosis due to strangulation of this organ”.
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The organs could not be saved, but thanks to the extraordinary skill of the UGA team, Nelson’s urethra was redirected to save urinary function.
Garrett Williams, HSNEGA’s shelter manager, said: “It’s horrible. Fox 5 Atlanta. “In my 11 years working in animal welfare, this is one of the worst cases of intentional animal abuse I have ever seen. It’s shocking that any human could inflict such pain on an animal.”
Allison Mayfield, CEO of HSNEGA, said: “I literally lay on the floor of my office with him for hours crying. I can never imagine why someone would do that to such a sweet boy.
“We want people to know that animal abuse is real and we will fight it with all we have.”
The road to cure will be long
While Nelson has been rescued from the cruelty that befell him, he still has to work hard ahead because “even the simple act of urinating hurts Nelson, so he will need to be treated. intensive care and pain medication until healed.”
But throughout the healing months ahead, HSNEGA’s kind hearts will be by his side. And even though the pain he suffered was caused by human hands, “Nelson’s love for everyone remains.”
Click here to see the full extent of Nelson’s injury or donate to his recovery.
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Featured pictures: Humane Society of Northeast Georgia/Facebook
