Neglected dog needed leg amputated

Bobby the rhodesian ridgeback now has three legs and the owner who neglected his care and feeding for months faces 75 hours of community work.

Ming Huang was an unemployed beneficiary when the dog was found, but he is now a student learning English to improve his job prospects.

A Mandarin interpreter was needed for his Christchurch District Court appearance before Judge Lindsay Moore today, when the 53-year-old admitted charges of failing to ensure the dog's physical, health and behavioural needs were met, and failing to get it treatment to "alleviate any unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress".

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The woman was shocked. The dog was walking on three legs because the front left leg was wrapped in a towel and tied up around its neck in a sling type arrangement.

"It had a strong smell much like that of rotten meat and the strap tying the leg up was clearly digging into the dog's skin," said Mr Raymond. Huang agreed to give Bobby to the woman to let her find a new home for it and she took it straight to a veterinary surgeon.

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So the boat guy in a wheelchair gets a $500 fine, and this guy gets 75 hours !!

Sheese, where's the fairplay in this??