Little Cara Hears Noises In Woodpile And Thinks Something Is Terribly Wrong – Thank God She Screams For Her Dad

Animal rescuers see such time-worn teeth in the mouths of dogs that have lived their whole lives on a chain. Their attempts to remove themselves from the torture of being in a small confined area dragging a heavy chain does irreparable damage to their teeth over time.

Poor Bella had almost certainly lived her entire life in a situation created to produce lots of puppies strictly for profit.  Bella’s owners had been able to make thousands of untaxed dollars by selling Bella’s puppies, as well as the puppies from possibly hundreds of other dogs, for $400 each or more.

Once Bella became too old to produce puppies, as well as being blind and unhealthy, she was discarded like so much garbage. They didn’t even have the decency to euthanize her humanely. They left her in a hole to die of starvation and dehydration.

Thank goodness for little Cara and her daddy!

A thorough check by a veterinarian showed that Bella had indeed been pregnant many times. She had likely never received any prenatal or postnatal care. That put her at a high risk for pyometra, an infection found often in an over-used uterus.

The family was very willing to help cover Bella’s medical costs as much as possible. But even more important than healing her was to find her abusers so more dogs wouldn’t suffer Bella’s fate.

Besides the physical abuse that goes on in a puppy mill such as the one that had almost killed Balla, Helen had a lot more to say about the unregulated nature of breeding and selling pups.

“It also bothers me that these people don’t pay any tax on that. There are millions of pounds being made in this country every year from such breeders, and they are usually selling pups that are not at all well.” The puppies are oftentimes raised from parents that are genetically and physically unsound and unhealthy.

Bella and Cara’s story served as a prudent reminder that, sometimes, heroes can come in tiny packages. Had Cara not acted so quickly, Bella’s fate would have been even more gruesome.

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