Dog recovering after being struck with hammer, left for dead
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A stray dog that was clubbed in the head and left for dead in a ditch about a month ago is recovering with the help of good Samaritans and veterinarians at Washington State University.
The 1-year-old bully breed mix was struck by a car about a month ago near the farm town of Moses Lake.
Sara Mellado learned of the ordeal through social media, took the dog home and named her Theia.
Mellado says she believes the person who clubbed Theia with a hammer and placed her in a box in a farm field did it as an act of mercy.
The dog is now receiving care at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman.
The school says Theia is friendly despite a dislocated jaw, leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity.
She still needs a surgery, and Mellado has raised more than $10,000 for it through a crowdfunding website.