The cruelty against the most innocent creatures of this planet, seems to have no end. Even a global pandemic that harshly threaten to take our lives cannot make us ponder; cases like the Malaga Plant and Animal Protection Association (SPAPMA) , has faced is the most trustful prove of how miserably stray animals are treated.
This story is about a 9-month-old mastiff found in the most heartbreaking conditions.
Ulysses, as it was called in the animal shelter, was fortunate enough to have a neighbor in Puerto de la Torre, in the capital Malaga, hear its weak and miserable cry.
As the woman approached, she gasped. In a container disguised among a pile of rubble was the poor puppy, praying for someone to feel that he is there, taking his last breath. SPAPMA has been alerted to the pup’s serious condition.
The depth of his sadness shows how much he has suffered.
“Ulysses, that is what we call him… Found in a crate, in a bag closed with rope,” they wrote on SPAPMA on June 4.
“Now he is torn between life and death at SOSCATYCAN, a 24-hour veterinary hospital. Cachetic, anemic, with multiple wounds… Urgent transfusion and trying to stabilize him. One more sample of human barbarism.”
They really doubted that Ulysses would survive. They could not understand how so much hatred and human rot could fit into this world.
It was necessary first to remove worms, fleas, ticks and lice, and clothe him so that he could stabilize his body temperature.
“One day after the rescue he was ‘disgusted’. Now they see him better because he has had a transfusion and has spent a night with serum and vitamins, with a few cans of special food to revive him. He has recovered from hypothermia, especially because he really has the strong desire to live,” said the president of the SPAPMA.
The SPAPMA staff celebrated that he managed to stand up and was able to eat something solid. They shared the advances of the minimal progress of Ulysses. It broke their soul with pain to see his little eyes, where you could clearly see how much he had suffered, but the important thing is that he was being cared for and above all loved.
Ulysses got a little better from day to day.
“His first walk down the street. He eats heartily, and likes to walk around, although sometimes he staggers and sits down. He hardly has muscle mass to support him.”
After Ulysses’ story went viral due to the harshness of his cruelty towards him, SPAPMA began to receive various grants and donations, as well as all the prayers and support of thousands of people who followed his evolution attentively.
Finally, on June 10, they reported the best news:
“Ulysses has just been discharged and is already on his way to his foster home. Thank you very much to all the people who have been involved so that Ulises has the opportunity to live.”
We are glad that Ulysses was able to change his fate completely thanks to the committed vet staff, who gave everything to heal his serious physical wounds while surrounding him with pure love.
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