This sweet girl was purchased by a concerned member of the community for $10 from a local family. She has been under ARF's care since October 11. She had open sores, mange and is obviously malnourished. Here is the update on her from our awesome fosters:
“Patches is doing great, finally getting frisky, eating well, wanting to play and is obviously getting stronger. All her open sores have closed so tomorrow she will get her first mange bath. I'm anxious to get those going. She is going to be beautiful.”
If you would like to contribute to the care and recovery of Patches, please visit our site and donate. Thank you! http://www.arf-boquete.com/donate.html
ARF is a small non-profit animal organization dedicated to the rescue, care, foster and adoption of the unwanted and neglected animals in Boquete and the surrounding areas. Please visit our website at http://www.arf-boquete.com/ if you are interested in adopting an animal. You can also help with the financial support of these animals by clicking here http://www.arf-boquete.com/donate.html 100% of our donations go to the animals.
Our email address is arf.boquete@gmail.com
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Patches is well on the road to recovery! Look at her now! Thank you so much to our incredible fosters….you have really made a difference in this girls life. She will only continue to get healthier and look more beautiful!
If you would like to help us help animals such as Patches, please donate today: http://www.arf-boquete.com/donate.html
Weren't the owners reported for animal abuse/neglect?
Hi Amanda,
Even though there is an animal law in Panama which is designed to protect domestic/farm and circus animals it is another thing entirely to see it enforced. Most people reporting the abuse do not want to get involved as they are neighbors to, or know the abusers and there is also fear of retaliation. We had a case in David some time ago where the abuser was a prominent member of the community and the case basically resulted in going nowhere because of his “connections”.
Over the years we have worked with the local corrigidoras on cases such as these here in Boquete. Sometimes they are helpful, but often it is an uphill battle as the general mentality is that animal abuse is not a high priority. Most of the time what happens is when these people are threatened with a fine they simply surrender the animal.
If the woman who turned this dog over to us decides to pursue charges we will assist her thru the process in any way we can.