The woman who brought him, Ana Zarco, has stated that she
found the dog in a park. The press release stated in part:
"Ana had fabricated a story about locating Harry at a local
park. After conducting an investigation, it was discovered that Zarco was in
possession of Harry for over two months and one of Zarco’s young children
placed the rubber bands around Harry’s snout. The child is not of age to face criminal
charges. It is unknown when the rubber bands were placed on Harry. Zarco stated
she did not realize Harry’s snout was wrapped in rubber bands; Zarco said she
took the dog to the shelter because she didn’t want it to die. The Madera
Police department will be requesting animal abuse and neglect charges against
Zarco."
Harry has recovered from his surgery. The staff at the
veterinary clinic love him. He's sweet, friendly and like any puppy, he loves
to play.
Incidents like this one should serve to remind everyone
that leaving dogs alone with children is always a bad idea. It's not just what
the dog might do to the child, but what the child might do to the dog. It's
inconceivable that this woman didn't realize what her child had done to their
puppy for days -- and that's probably how long it would have taken for this
kind of damage to be done.
Supervise children and animals carefully. Little children
don't always know that they are being cruel to animals. In this case, it's not
clear how old the child was.
To read the initial story on Harry, click here: HeartbreakingStory - It Has Happened Again: Eight to Twelve-Week-Old Puppy Was Found with anEmbedded Rubber Band Around His Muzzle
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