Puppy recovering from pellet-shot wounds

A four-month-old German shepherd puppy is recovering from multiple pellet-shot wounds after being found in a B.C. provincial park near Niskonlith Lake, near Chase. The B.C. SPCA has launched an investigation and is hoping someone in the community has information about the person or persons responsible.

“Some individuals out walking their dogs by Nisquanles Lake earlier this month saw the puppy cowering under a bush,” says B.C, SPCA senior animal protection officer Kathy Woodward. “They took him to a veterinary clinic in Salmon Arm, where the pellets were removed.” She noted that one of the pellets that was surgically removed was only one millimetre from the puppy’s aorta.

Const. Woodward said the veterinarian caring for the puppy is covering the full costs of his medical care and one of the clinic staff plans to adopt the dog.

“Thankfully, the puppy will recover and will be adopted into a loving home, but the SPCA is seeking information leading to charges in the case,” said Const. Woodward. “It is important that people understand that animal cruelty is not acceptable and those who inflict pain and suffering on animals will be brought to justice.”

The B.C. SPCA is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the B.C. SPCA animal cruelty hotline at 1-855-622-7722.