Chihuahua found with arrow through neck expected to survive
Southern California authorities say a chihuahua puppy shot through the neck with an arrow in is expected to survive
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Your support makes all the difference.A chihuahua puppy found shot through the neck with an arrow in Southern California was expected to survive after veterinarians removed the projectile, authorities said.
A woman reported to 911 that she found the wounded dog Monday in a neighborhood near the city of Desert Hot Springs after hearing the puppy “screaming,” Riverside County Animal Services said in a statement.
A sheriff's deputy picked up the 4-month-old female and transferred it to an animal services officer who brought the pup to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.
Veterinary staff determined that the arrow did not strike the puppy's vital arteries and it was removed.
“For someone to willfully shoot this poor pup with an arrow is disgusting,” Animal Services Director Erin Gettis said in the statement. “We are shocked and we hope someone can provide us any information as to who did this."
Gettis said the agency will continue to treat the puppy and work on finding her a home.
Veterinary technician Emily Ellison said the puppy is affectionate.
"I cannot imagine why anyone would do something so terrible to such an innocent creature. It’s very sick,” Ellison said.