Nineteen dogs are now under the care of the Greater Moncton SPCA, after they were surrendered by their Owners.
Executive Director Dan Fryer says this was part of a puppy mill investigation by the New Brunswick SPCA outside of Greater Moncton, “There’s a combination of animals who are what we call, one out of five, which means they have no body mass, no muscle mass left, very weak, very malnutritioned, underfed. On the flip side, we have some that aren’t quite as thin, but are really nervous and really shy. It’s not that they’re, they’re very uncertain, they’re very unsure of people and they’re just not comfortable.”
A Facebook post from the Greater Moncton SPCA states, “The majority of these dogs are in horrendous shape, physically and emotionally.
Some of the dogs arrived so skinny that they had to spend the night at the vet prior to coming to the shelter. They are currently on a special diet to not shock their system while we slowly introduce food back into them.”
Fryer says there are several dog breeds including huskies, corgis, beagles and Dalmatian mixes.
He adds they have a long road ahead of them and will not be available for adoption for at least two months.
Fryer says, “Initially they went to a vet clinic in Riverview. Most of them stayed overnight at that vet clinic to make sure any immediate needs were cared for. Since then, we have been working in conjunction with that clinic to make sure they have their needs met. Definitely safe to say external parasites like fleas and some of the other issues that you see like ear mites and things like that are almost always prevalent in cases like that where there are a large number of animals close together. One of the other issues we have is, because these dogs have been majorly underfed, feeding them is actually a bit of a problem for us because the digestive systems aren’t used to regular amounts of foods. We have to provide them with a vet prescribed diet and we have to keep building up the amount of food they get each day so we don’t overwhelm their system.”
They SPCA is now looking for financial donations from the public or bags of food or blankets.
“Putting these dogs into foster care is going to cost the shelter a lot of money. There are a lot of requirements they have go into those homes. We make sure they are properly equipped of all the food they need, and again this is a specialized diet. “Right now, we would truly appreciate your financial support or maybe you have some blankets that you could donate, or closed bags of food. Things like that would be appreciated. Then next week we will start to look for foster homes. ”
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