He was actually very silly and warmed up fairly quickly – once he got a whiff of the food we were offering. We could tell he was young by the innocent, awkward way he wiggled his tail and moved his lanky limbs. Fredo had clearly never been approached by a human with good intention and was taken off guard by our interest.
I’ve long since resigned myself to the harsh reality that you can’t rescue every single dog in need south of the border, but offering these sweet souls some basic nutrition, water, and a gentle pat on the head seems the very least you can do. We stopped at first just to offer him food. He was running on the town’s main street, sniffing around the garbage littering the roads and trying to keep a low profile. While down in Mexico, I spotted Fredo out of the corner of my eye in a small dirt road village we were passing through on our way north. If ever there were a poster child for such a dog, it would be Fredo. Covered with mange, missing most of their hair, swollen and inflamed skin, thin to the bone. Those wandering street dogs in Mexico who seem to have never known a tender moment in their life. If you’d like to learn more about these dogs you can contact Mangy Mutt Rescue at 60.Fredo – a stroke of luck for one mangy mutt south of the Border All of us have seen them. “Maybe they’ll be able to take them into their home and give them the kind of life that they’ve been missing for the last several months,” Born said. Given the circumstances, Born says his rescue is willing to waive an adoption fee as long as there is a written agreement that whoever takes them home will take them to a vet and have them fully checked out.
They must find them a new home within 24 hours or risk being sent to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.īorn says the constable is planning to come and check on the dogs Tuesday-where they’ll likely be handed over to the county. The race to find these dogs a new home has been made more chaotic after an eviction notice on the house has left them with no other alternative. The dogs are not fixed nor have they been vaccinated, and would need to see a vet as soon as they’re adopted out.
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He’s got a severe skin condition right now,” said Born when talking about Marley, one of the dogs. “He’s got some broken nails, possibly some broken canines that need to be looked at. The dogs have been through a lot and a few require a lot of care as they deal with health issues. He and the woman brought in water for the dogs to drink and bathe. “It’s very hard to keep the place clean and sanitized,” Born said.
Over the last month, the house has had no running water or electricity. The journey to find them a new home hasn't been easy.
Born and his organization has since found homes for all but five of the dogs. When she passed away a month ago, 24 dogs were left in the house that she owned. “She didn't want to turn them into the pound because well, number 1: she couldn't afford that and number 2: she felt that they still had a lot of life in them,” said Born. Mangy Mutt stepped in after getting a plea from a woman whose mother dedicated her time to rescuing abandoned dogs. “The goal here is to try to keep the numbers that are turned over to the county to a bare minimum,” says Todd Born with Mangy Mutt Rescue. A local rescue is stepping in to help find permanent homes for several dogs.
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