Abigail's story came to the attention of Karma Rescue on May 6, 2008 when a horrible story broke on the local news:

Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the scene around 11:30 p.m after receiving a call from a neighbor. The woman told a camera crew at the scene that she and her stepson heard horrible yelping sounds, went outside and saw that a dog had been set ablaze in the front yard of the vacant house next door.

While totally engulfed in flames, the dog started running in circles in the street. The woman then ripped off her jacket and threw it on the dog to put out the flames. The dog, which is about 1 year old, survived but suffered burns to the head, stomach, rear right leg and paw.  

Deputies took the injured dog to the Los Angeles County Animal Shelter in Lancaster. Karma Rescue is currently raising money for her medical bills which are going to be extremely high due to the severity of her burns and the level of care that they require. Karma is also taking her out of the shelter and placing her in a foster home where she can heal in a loving and warm environment.

Abigail stands not just as a dog, but an example of the amount of abuse this breed endures.  They can take the pain, and never bat an eye or turn mean...in fact, after a human set Abigail on fire she still had the need to give a kiss to the vet tech as she lifted her off the gurney, Abigail reached around, with burns all over her body, and gave her a kiss. 

Abigail is an incredibly sweet and trusting girl considering what she has been through. Please help us give her a second chance.

Abigail Update- May 14, 2008

Abigail has started to heal. She has even started to eat on her own. She is still on some heavy pain meds but the good news is that she will heal! She is in excellent hands and they adore her there!

On a more serious note, the poor thing is going to need so many months of care, multiple surgeries, skin graphs, etc. This is the worst burn victim they have seen yet. The treatment now estimated about about $30,000. They had to cut out a lot of her dead skin, so there are large patches of skin missing on her poor little body. Little Abigail has a lot to go through after she has already been through so much. She is going to make it through though, and then be placed in the best home, the very best!

 

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