Puppy left with severe facial scars after being burned with battery acid in 'worst animal abuse case'
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: A puppy has been left with severe facial scarring and a broken jaw after being burned with battery acid.
Chance, a three-month-old dog, was found abandoned at Monterrey Elementary School in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday.
Images uploaded by Poochmatch, an animal rescue shelter, show Chance with burns across its face, snout and one of its eyes.
The puppy also has a broken jaw but it's unclear how the dog ended up at the school.
Chance was taken to the city pound, where it faced euthanasia but a member of the public decided to take the dog to Loma Linda Animal Hospital for treatment instead.
Dr Sedna Moseley said she had no doubt Chance’s injuries “were deliberate”.
“This is the single worst animal abuse case I have ever seen,” Dr Moseley said in a video posted to Facebook.
“The acid could have been gross negligence of somebody but you also have the broken jaw.
“But the two of them together – there’s no doubt this animal was abused.”
Chance may lose an eye in surgery due to a spreading infection.
The dog will also have orthopaedic surgery to insert a plate in its jaw.
But despite the dog’s hardships, Dr Moseley said psychologically Chance was still a friendly dog.
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“At this point he’s young,” she said.
“He’s very loving. Every time I go up to him he just wags his tail.
“He’s full of love. I think in the right home, with the right people and love, psychologically he’ll be fine.”
Poochmatch is currently accepting donations to pay for Chance’s surgeries and treatments.
Visit poochmatch.com to donate.
