If you don't have time for your pet, then don't own one!

Maybe I was left behind. I didn't know this story at all. Until today.

Sheena the beautiful German Sheperd.


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Born 8 years ago, Sheena was a beautiful German Shepherd who died in August last year. The hope and happiness of a puppy were dashed when Sheena ended up in the hands of a cruel owner. ( I wouldn't say he is a human at all. )

The photos above are of Sheena in the last days of her life. These photos splashed across the national newspapers with her ribs sticking out and stomache bloated sitting by her rusty bowl of contaminated water broke hearts all across the country. Her owner, an engineer from Subang Jaya had kept her tied up and starving.

Based on the post-mortem report, Sheena was infected with ticks. She also suffered brittle bones due to malnutrition from young and the malfunction of all her major organs causing water retention which resulted in a bloated abdomen, empty bladder and stomach.

According to newspaper reports, a neighbour had trice telephoned the Selangor Veterinary Department, but nobody went to save the dog. Finally, she called the SPCA and they rushed to the scene to find her still tied and sleeping in her own faeces.The rescue came too late. Sheena had to be put down on August 18, 2005. The post-mortem revealed that she had suffered neglect for years. Ironically, it is likely that Sheena, the very same dog starved by her owner, would still lick his hand today if she were alive. ( I teared reading the sentence )

Source from : SPCA & Seventeen Magazine Malaysia April Issue for 2009.