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11-11-2002, 06:16 AM
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The 4½-month-old puppy that was doused with
kerosene, set ablaze and then thrown from a moving vehicle has been
euthanized.
Mandy, as she was named, suffered from burns on most of her body
when veterinarians decided to euthanize the Rottweiler mix Saturday
morning.
The dog was so severely burned that nearly 75 percent of her
skin was coming off, said Connie Wright, a veterinarian for the
Tulsa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
"That's too much for a lot of people, let alone a puppy,"
Wright said. "We decided she'd had enough."
Wright and her staff had worked on the dog since Wednesday,
hoping a combination of fluids and drugs would give the dog
strength. But the burns that seemed minor on some parts of the
dog's body turned serious, Wright said.
"She was covered with burns except for her head and feet,"
Wright said. "Even if we wanted to do skin grafts we couldn't
have. This is by far the worst I've ever seen."
The puppy's skin had been falling off and had separated on her
belly causing the dog to lose bodily fluids.
The dog was found by a teenager, a granddaughter of a member of
the Tulsa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The girl said she saw someone in a car in front of her toss the
puppy from the vehicle on Wednesday, Wright said.
The teen said she stopped, put out the flames and took the puppy
to the organization's clinic for treatment.
Tulsa Police are investigating the incident, but so far there
are no suspects or clues, police said.
kerosene, set ablaze and then thrown from a moving vehicle has been
euthanized.
Mandy, as she was named, suffered from burns on most of her body
when veterinarians decided to euthanize the Rottweiler mix Saturday
morning.
The dog was so severely burned that nearly 75 percent of her
skin was coming off, said Connie Wright, a veterinarian for the
Tulsa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
"That's too much for a lot of people, let alone a puppy,"
Wright said. "We decided she'd had enough."
Wright and her staff had worked on the dog since Wednesday,
hoping a combination of fluids and drugs would give the dog
strength. But the burns that seemed minor on some parts of the
dog's body turned serious, Wright said.
"She was covered with burns except for her head and feet,"
Wright said. "Even if we wanted to do skin grafts we couldn't
have. This is by far the worst I've ever seen."
The puppy's skin had been falling off and had separated on her
belly causing the dog to lose bodily fluids.
The dog was found by a teenager, a granddaughter of a member of
the Tulsa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The girl said she saw someone in a car in front of her toss the
puppy from the vehicle on Wednesday, Wright said.
The teen said she stopped, put out the flames and took the puppy
to the organization's clinic for treatment.
Tulsa Police are investigating the incident, but so far there
are no suspects or clues, police said.