In Val-d'Oise, a dog named Nikki was removed from the cage where she was wasting away, her body reduced to 12 kilos according to the association Action Protection Animale, 24 hours after a report. His fight has only just begun.
The story of Nikkitold by Animal Protection Action in a call for donations on its site, begins to Saint-Martin-du-Tertre (95), where the dog lived locked in a cage, or sometimes tied to a small balcony. Its owners only visited the home very occasionally, sometimes for just a few minutes, so much so that the animal could stay for days without being able to move, without access to water or food.
A cachectic and extremely weak dog
She was almost skin and bones. Its ribs and vertebrae were clearly visible under its thin covering. The association that helped him describes a state of cachexia, with atrophied muscles. When she tries to walk, she adds, her legs tremble under her own weight and the slightest step constitutes a gigantic effort for her.
Alerted to the situation, Animal Protection Action immediately mobilized its investigators, in conjunction with the gendarmes of the brigadeAsnières-sur-Oise. The police went to the home several times, without ever finding the holders there.
Saved thanks to the vigilance of 2 neighbors
Thanks to the vigilance of 2 neighbors and the mobilization of the association's teams, the survivor was finally able to be seized 24 hours after the report, then entrusted to Animal Protection Actionwho indicated that he had filed a complaint.
Out of her cage, the dog is far from out of the woods. Her body is wasted, her strength is failing her, and the association, which describes her as having a life-threatening emergency, had her hospitalized by her veterinarian.
“ Nikki came close to certain death. We refuse to let his story end here. »
Call for donations to finance Nikki's care
So that his story does not end there, Animal Protection Action asks individuals to contribute to financing veterinary care Nikkiher care and the legal costs of the procedure initiated, while the dog remains hospitalized.