SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Good Samaritans near and far are banding together to help save a dog who was allegedly shot in the face and left for dead in Shawano County.
Atley, as the dog has since been named, was discovered Friday evening near Olsen Road and County C.
“Spread the word [and] help me find the person who shot this poor girl and just left her on my road,” Allena Muth wrote on Facebook, accompanied by pictures of Atley bleeding from her snout. “You didn’t kill her just so you know, went in her nose and out her neck.”
Muth later said X-rays showed Atley suffered a broken jaw and four entry/exit wounds, indicating she had been shot at least two times, according to a veterinarian.
Atley is now in the care of the Shawano County Humane Society. On Sunday, she received a blood transfusion at Blue Pearl Animal Hospital and had surgery Monday to repair her broken jaw. However, SCHS said Atley still has a long road ahead of her, as the healing process will take months.
“No dog deserves to suffer this extreme amount of pain and suffering at the hands of a “human”. Atley has been such a warrior through all of this! She has not even whimpered once when she has had to be poked and prodded and moved around. She is winning the hearts of everyone she meets as we all work to help her- each in our own way… Atley is overcoming insurmountable odds.”
Total medical costs are still unknown, but the number is accumulating and is expected to be several thousand dollars at minimum. “We are fighting with all of our resources to save her, but we need your help!” SCHS said on Facebook.
If you’d like to support Atley, you can make a monetary donation to the Shawano County Humane Society in the form of your choosing:
Make a donation on the SCHS website
Mail a donation to the SCHS (1290 Jaycee Ct., Shawano, WI 54166.)
Drop off a donation in-person (Office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday)
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