A dog who was left paralysed after being cruelly shot by a farmer as he was looking for food has now been given a wheelchair.
Sumlee was a street dog who had been abandoned on the streets of a small Thai village.
He unknowingly entered a farm in the village when he was looking for food – which is when he was brutally shot by the landowner.
The bullet entered Sumlee’s spine and instantly paralysed him from the waist down, leaving him incapable of surviving by himself. He was left to die on the street.
Fortunately, he was found just in time by rescuers from the charity Bon Jardin. After painstakingly gaining his trust, they took Sumlee back to their shelter and assessed the level of medical care he would need.
Bon Jardin then launched a fundraising campaign to raise the 16,665 Thai Baht (£390) needed to remove the bullet wedged in Sumlee’s back.
After raising the funds, Sumlee was taken to Kasetsart University Animal Hospital in Bangkok and given MRI scans and appointments with a specialist neurosurgeon.
In June, Sumlee underwent painstaking surgery to remove the bullet – and in July, just two months after his rescue, he was given a wheelchair to get around.
It’s believed there are more than 68,000 puppies born on the streets of Thailand every year, with around 8.5million stray dogs in the country.
Many of these dogs – around 730,000 – once had a home, but were tragically abandoned because their families were unable to pay for their upkeep and care. With the average Thai salary being between £120 to £230 a month, families find it hard to afford the crippling vet bills for their pets.
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