Owners arrested after mistreated dog forced to chew off its own leg
WARNING – DISTRESSING IMAGES: A couple has been arrested after their dog was forced to chew off his own leg after becoming stuck in a cable.
Police were called to a home in South Carolina, US, on November 19 after reports that the dog had harmed itself, Fox Carolina reported.
The Great Dane, named Lucifer, was allegedly tied up for weeks without access to food or water and desperately gnawed on his own leg to free himself, local outlet WYFF4 reported.
His owners Jessica James, 32, and Skylar Craft, 38, were subsequently charged with ill treatment of animals.
Lucifer was renamed ‘Luke’ by animal rescue organisation Noah’s Ark Rescue, who have cared for him after a portion of his leg was amputated
“Poor Luke has got to be one of the saddest cases we have had in a long time,” Noah’s Ark Rescue posted on Facebook on December 3.
“All of the pups we save are sad and desperate but his reaches down into your soul.
“He is so starved that it is hard to believe he has the strength to take two steps.
“I have seen a lot of sick dogs but what has happened to Luke is beyond inhumane.”
The organisation has asked for donations to cover Luke’s medical bills.
