Richard Arendale says he stopped by his rental property to find that the tenants had gone. He says he found a pile of junk on the curb and a puppy tied to a wooden post, with an extension cord around her legs. Arendale says the cord was wrapped around so tightly that the puppy had to chew her paw to break free.
“When I turned her loose, she drank like she hadn’t had anything to drink in weeks,” said Arendale.
Arendale told Eyewitness News Everywhere, in addition to the injured puppy, he found a dog’s jawbone in the driveway. And when he went inside the house he found ***, urine, food stains, garbage, and five crack pipes.
Arendale says on one occasion, he went to check on the house and noticed two dog carcasses in the back yard. When Arendale asked the renters about the dead dogs, they said the animals were not theirs.
According to Arendale, the couple even had children living with them. He says the couple owed $4,000 in back rent.
An animal rescue worker named the puppy Spunky, because when she was taken to the Vet’s office, she was barking and wanting to play.
Veterinarian Tracy Gullett says Spunky’s leg was so badly injured, it had to be amputated. But Gullett says Spunky should be just fine getting around on three legs.
Gullett says it is hard to understand why someone would leave an animal like Spunky to die.
“Be responsible for you animals. Don’t expect somebody to take responsibility for your mistakes,” said Gullett. She went on to say, “They’re gonna get theirs in the end. When you treat animals like that, it’s a reflection on who you are.”
