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Badly wounded dog left on street rescued in UAE

Umm Al Quwain - Braveheart is in critical but stable condition, and everything possible is being done to save his life.

Heartfelt messages have been pouring in online for Braveheart — a stray dog that was brutalised and left on a street in Umm Al Quwain. When rescuers found him, he wasn’t only badly wounded, his spine was completely broken, too.

Volunteers of the Stray Dogs Centre (SDC) immediately took in the two-year-old male dog and rushed him to a vet, saving his life. Though Braveheart is now safe at SDC, experts are still closely watching his condition. “His wounds and septic shock required immediate attention with different antibiotics,” said Amirah William, owner of SDC in Umm Al Quwain.

“His injuries are horrific, his lower extremities are damaged. Braveheart is in critical but stable condition, and everything possible is being done to save his life. Though his vitals are relatively better today and he can move and raise his head, the prognosis is still guarded.”

The dog has also developed further complications called anaplasma, which leads to a tick-borne disease, causing fever and uncontrolled bleeding.

Authorities have been alerted to the incident and investigations are under way. Identifying the person behind the dog’s torture is challenging because there were no eyewitnesses and the incident wasn’t captured on CCTV cameras, sources said. The UAE has strict laws in place against animal cruelty, which is punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine of up to Dh200,000.

Messages of love

Braveheart’s story shocked the UAE’s netizens, who are now all hoping for the dog’s recovery.

A resident identified as AF posted: “I have no words. Truly heartbroken to read this story. Thank you for recusing and taking care of poor little Braveheart. Praying he makes it thru and sees the true meaning of love and compassion. I just can’t get him out of my head.”