UK shoppers in the city center of Cardiff were shocked and appalled to see a poor dog collapsed and being dragged helplessly behind the cart.  Rachel Lansdown told WalesOnline what happened:

Basically there were two men driving carts with ponies attached to them and the cart at the back had a dog attached to it. The men were smacking the horses to go faster and the poor dog could not keep up so was pretty much just being dragged along behind.

As the man got just outside the Admiral building by the Motorpoint Arena the carts had to stop in traffic and the dog just collapsed.  At this point people were shouting and I started to run over.

A man driving the cart sent another boy off to try and get the dog up.  He was pulling at the rope and the poor dog was just lying there lifeless. It was horrendous!  As I got to the dog a few other people started to come to help but the guy with the cart was shouting ‘kill it, kill it!’

A woman started shouting at him saying he wasn’t having the dog and at this point the boy got back on the cart and a man carried the dog to the side of the road.  I unattached her collar so she could breathe as she lay on the road. My boyfriend put his coat over her.  Another girl was also trying to get water into the dog’s mouth.

After about five minutes someone lifted the dog up and took her into the Admiral building while we all waited for her to catch her breath.  Another woman phoned the police and the dogs’ home.  We all sat with her for more than an hour and when she eventually perked up she had a good drink and a little bit of food which we had bought.

The dogs’ home eventually came to get her and before she went she gave everyone a kiss and a cuddle.  It was as if she knew we had helped her and she was saying thank you.

The dog, now called Baby Girl, was taken to Friends of the Dogs in Wales.  She has been seen by a vet and is now being pampered by staff.

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After being dragged and hit by a car, shot, and left to die on the road, Belle is now recovering and learning what it means to be loved by people.

Julie Jones Horton of Easley, South Carolina was driving down a country road last week when she saw a badly injured animal hobbling across the street.  As she drew closer, she saw that it was a dog.

The poor bedraggled creature could not have been found by a better person – Horton is a dog foster mom.  When she stopped her vehicle and attempted to approach, the dog flopped on her side in a ditch, peering up at Horton, blood streaming from her mouth.

The woman went to get a blanket to wrap up the dog and carry her to the car, but by the time Horton returned, the dog was scampering off.

“I thought, ‘If she goes into the woods, she will bleed out overnight,’” Horton told Fox Carolina.  “I had to help her.”

She chased the little dog for about a mile before other drivers took notice.  The dog actually jumped right into the vehicle of one woman who had pulled over to assist.

Horton took her to the Magnolia Veterinary Hospital for treatment.  It was discovered that the dog, whom they began calling Belle, had been shot with a BB gun, hit by a car, and dragged by one.

“It appeared she may have been intentionally dragged because the damage was only on her underside,” Horton said.  “There were old wounds there, too. It looked like it wasn’t the first time.”

Along with another woman, also an animal foster mom, who had stopped to help, Horton paid as much of the $1,000 vet bill as they could.  Sugar wraps are being used on Belle’s paws.  They must be changed daily, with $40 being racked up each time.

Anyone who would like to help with Belle’s care may donate via PayPal to jjones07@bellsouth.net or by contacting Magnolia Veterinary Hospital.

Belle is now recovering slowly, but well.  It will take time to heal both her physical and mental wounds, but with all the love and care she is receiving, she will be able to start a new life.

“She’s eating and coming around with some tail wags, but any voice that might seem loud, it just scares her.”

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