Looziana Basset Rescue, Inc. needs your help!
Please help Rutherford. He was hit by a motorcycle on the night of Sunday, June 21. The person on the motorcycle sped off, leaving Rutherford bleeding on the highway. Someone in a car behind the motorcycle witnessed this atrocity and stopped to help poor Rutherford by taking him to an animal shelter about an hour from New Orleans. Looziana Basset Rescue, Inc. was contacted and picked him up from the shelter; surgery was done last week to try to save his shattered front leg.
The surgery was done by a veterinarian who specializes in orthopedics. We won't know for a couple of weeks whether or not the surgery was successful and that he's free of infection. In addition to this trauma, Rutherford's ear was ripped in half horizontally and his face has gashes. He is in good hands now but this type of orthopedic surgery costs over two thousand dollars.
Rutherford is a young, gorgeous, and very sweet dog and we truly believe that we should give him a chance. It was not his fault that his irresponsible guardian did not properly contain him. No collar or microchip was found and the owner has not tried to find him. Please go to our Homepage to donate if you are able to or you can mail a donation to the address shown below. Any amount would be wonderful. Rutherford is also in need of a foster home while his leg and other wounds are healing.
Please contact QueenB534@aol.com if you can help in any way. As always, we greatly appreciate your support of our wonderful hounds.
Looziana Basset Rescue Inc
PO BOX 1315
HARVEY, Louisiana 70059
