Badly Injured Dog Took Refuge in Temple Waiting for Rescuers To Save Him
Scared and hurting, a dog ran for cover inside an ancient temple. His exposed skin was raw and bleeding, and he was so thirsty he could scarcely move.
Visitors came in and out of the temple, many too busy to notice or care about the injured dog. If a temple is a place for the hurting and injured, this dog certainly belonged.
Eventually, one visitor did take note of the critically injured pup, and immediately phoned an organization for help. Animal Aid Unlimited soon arrived on the scene, an answer to this dog’s prayers.
The dog was cowering in a corner, head down, eyes desperate. Yet when Animal Aid staff arrived, the pup seemed to understand they were there to help.
The scared pup allowed the rescue team to lift him up and carry him out of the temple. During his initial exam, the dog remained calm and allowed staff to check his severely injured body.
“When our rescuers arrived, they found him sitting but otherwise in a state of shock, almost motionless and unresponsive,” Animal Aid Unlimited India wrote on the organization’s blog. “He was severely dehydrated from blood loss and was in critical condition.”
The compassionate rescue team was able to look past the bleeding, hurting creature, and see a potential for healing and wholeness. They were determined to give the dog a second chance.
“It took several days of IV fluids and medication before his condition had stabilized,” staff wrote online. But over the course of a month, the hopeless dog came out of his cocoon, and emerged as something beautiful.
The dog was given a name, Punkin. Four weeks after rescuers found him barely able to move, Punkin was leaping and bounding, accepting gentle affection from humans.
As difficult as it is to see dogs like Punkin abandoned and suffering, it’s comforting to know organizations such as Animal Aid are always on call. While not everyone can work as an animal rescuer, everyone can play a part to help suffering animals, whether it’s making a phone call, donating supplies or funds, or even adopting a pet of your own.
Punkin is a strong warrior of a pup. Thanks to human kindness, his life has changed for the better.
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