A pit bull found by animal control workers is recovering at a foster home. The 2-year-old dog, named Journey, was found tied up at Washington Park with its uterus hanging out Saturday morning.
An officer with Indianapolis Animal Care Services said in a report that the dog was found with blood on the pavilion floor and had a protruding uterus.
“Her uterus was completely outside of her body," said Missy Patton, a spokesperson at Helping Paws, a pet adoption and rescue organization. "That required emergency surgery that day.”
Journey was released by animal care to
Helping Paws so the dog could get treated. Surgery would cost $5,000, and thanks to Helping Paws' supporters, the dog went into surgery Saturday.
“We started posting to social media that she was going to need donations and the community was amazing," said Patton. "Helping Paws has the greatest followers. They pitched in and we were able to cover her surgery.”
The dog was spayed on Sunday, a procedure that Patton said if done before then, Journey would have never been put in danger.
"Journey was suffering because someone made the selfish decision to tie her and leave her to die," Patton said. "We want that person to be held accountable for what they did. We want justice for Journey.”
Patton said Journey will need to stay under the care of her foster mother for at least another month, but the organization has already received several applications from people willing to adopt the pit bull.
Animal services said if the dog's former owner is found, that person could be charged with abandoning an animal.