Horrific attack: Dog shot more than 70 times with air gun
Unfortunately, there are people in the world who cannot be trusted with animals.
A few years ago, Hayden Howard noticed something was wrong with her dog.
Her English Mastiff, Jackson, was playing in the yard while she was home. When she called him back, she saw that his body was covered in what looked like insect bites.
But, upon closer inspection, the woman realized that things were much worse .
27 bullets had to be removed, 20 remained in the body
It turned out that Jackson was riddled with bullets .
“I was in shock, I didn’t know what to think,” Hayden told WXIN.
Realizing that her dog had been shot , she immediately took him to the vet. An examination revealed that the dog’s body contained dozens of small bullets fired from an air gun .
“There was one bullet lodged under the eyelid, one in the ear, one in the knee – they were everywhere,” Hayden says.
To get the plastic projectiles out, the vet had to shave off most of the dog’s fur . He removed 27 bullets , but 20 more were left in the dog’s body because removing them could cause more harm to the dog.
In addition, doctors found 20 more bullet wounds on the poor dog’s body.
Jackson was shot more than 70 times
“I’ve never seen an animal that’s been shot so many times. It’s a very severe case, and it’s just devastating to see,” said Assistant Police Chief Craig Hayes .
How can you be so cruel to a dog that has never done anything bad to anyone ?
Police found weapons and drugs
The shooter was believed to be in the neighboring yard . The police quickly tracked down the suspect.
An air pistol, bullets, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in the home of one of the neighbours , the Daily Mail reports .
I sincerely hope that the culprit gets a long prison sentence and will never be able to come near animals again .
Jackson is on the mend
Despite a serious injury , Jackson is recovering , and his owner is doing everything so that he can play peacefully in the yard again.
Although some call air guns “toys ,” they can cause real harm to people and animals. Anyone who uses them for crimes should be punished in the same way as for using real guns .
Let’s support Jackson and wish him a full recovery!