Bizarre story.
If it weren’t for the deep, painful gouges left on the little dog’s back, as well as multiple broken ribs, it would almost seem an angelic presence was looking out for May.
The severely injured six-year-old toy poodle was already in very poor condition by the time she was dropped from the sky onto the grounds of the Shorncliff Nursing Home in Sechelt after being picked up by a bird of prey. Shorncliff nurses attended to the injured animal then called the BC SPCA. SPCA Sunshine Coast branch manager Shannon Broderick says that the unfortunate dog was likely a stray before her unlikely “rescue”.
“In addition to the claw marks on her back and the broken ribs she sustained from the fall, all of her nails were so long they had grown into her paw pads and her teeth were badly decayed. We don’t know how long she had been wandering without care but she was obviously very neglected. It’s ironic, but this bird may have saved her life.”
And apparently the dog needs nearly $4,000 in dental work. I am so finally going to start brushing my dog's teeth.
