Meet Orie. Only a couple of months ago he was born in a little village somewhere in Europe. Only a couple of hours ago he was abandoned by the side of a back country road.
And only seconds before we took this photo he was hit by a car.
Do you know what abandoned dogs do? Those old enough to remember?
They try to get back home.
On hot summer days and freezing winter nights, without food or water, these loyal dogs walk for miles, totally devoted to the human who betrayed them. Yearning to get back to safety, to a familiar place, to their people.
It only takes one step in the wrong direction and they can lose everything in a second.
We glimpsed Orie just as he was gingerly setting off across the road. Then a passing car hit him head on and continued, the driver unperturbed. Orie was flung into the air, fell hard, lay still for a moment, and started crawling towards the hard shoulder – hind legs no longer working, front legs clawing at the pavement, laboriously dragging his broken body to safety. We were still far but could hear his panicked cries.
We pulled over and managed to get to the little pup before any of the cars flying past ran him over a second time. He was in a state of shock and lay there motionless, eyes wide open, pupils dilated, his right paw a bleeding gaping wound. We provided first aid, such as we could, and took off in search of a veterinary clinic.
The impact had fractured both his hip joints, and had torn a large piece of flesh from his front paw.
Orie shouldn’t have been abandoned by the side of the road; he shouldn’t have been hit by a speeding car; and he shouldn’t have known the pain and fear of those desperate moments that followed.
The only good thing in Orie’s life has been us, who stumbled across him by accident, and you, who can decide to help him today.
UPDATE, August 14, 2015.
Orie has been operated successfully.
The impact from the hit and run he suffered had damaged Orie’s hind legs. Our surgeons took great care aligning and fixating the knee of the one, and the hip joint of the other leg. The front paw was luckily only grazed and had surface trauma.
Right now Orie is a sad, green-legged, matchstick dog with 3 out of 4 legs having undergone restoration. Lots of physiotherapy and healing is ahead of him. It won’t be easy but we promise you – Orie will soon run.
Fingers crossed for Orie!
Carry on saving lives! You did it!
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Thann yiu vert much for thé history of Orie and thanks for his watching, thé nursing and almost your love for him. Sincerly, Nelly.
Thank you for saving Orie..I am so praying he gets the surgery he needs and can find a safe loving fur-ever home…If anyone can help him it is without a doubt you!!! God bless you and orie!
Donated a little something to help with the cost. (confirmation number : 7U1352350M695070W)
I hope he gets well real quick and easy. It breaks my heart to see pain in such an innocent creature
We have your donation, thank you for your support!
made a small donation. God bless this sweet soul and thank you for saving him xxxxx
I cannot imagine hitting an animal and just driving on. Thank goodness you were there to rescue this little guy. He is in the best possible place right now and will receive the love and tender care that he deserves.
Hi,
I’m so happy what you have done and what you do to all the dogs and cats and the other pets. I have never in my life thought so many people will be so cruel to the dogs and cats and other pets, before I see your website. Now I see the animals in the world wide how cruel the humans are to animals. That’s HORRIBLE! If you have take care of an pet it’s your responsibility in the animals whole life to take care of it. I be in shame to be a human when I see this. Poor the dogs and cats and I hope I have could give them all stray dogs and stray cats a home, but so big home haven’t I. You in Let’s adopt are worth gold for what you do. Thank you so much and give all the dogs and cats a big hug from me.
Maritza Sahlin from Sweden
Aloha,
How can I make a direct donation to Orie?
I’m praying for him…very sad I can’t adopt him since I live in Hawaii.
Also, where can I get the latest update on him?
Thank you kindly,
CR
Hi, and thank you for wanting to help Orie.
You can donate directly to his fund here:
Donate in EUR: http://bit.ly/1JSOgYh
Donate in USD: http://bit.ly/1N15rbZ
Thank you once again!
I am interested in adopting Orie. I believe that I can provide him a great home.
Please contact me so we can discuss this.
Thanks,
Jeff
We have sent you an email, Jeff, thank you!
Hello,
Trying again, I am from the UK but currently visiting India, and I have been taking care of a very sick dog I found lying in the street 1 month ago.
He has a skin infection, and he was being eaten alive by thousands of maggots.
I rented a room just for him, to keep him away from more flies, and a vet has also seen him. The vet said he was about an hour away from dying.
He is slowly getting better but he will need a home. Local people say he was originally a pet, but abandoned.
I have cats in the UK and can’t adopt him. He would have to go into 6 month quarantine if he arrived in England direct from India in any case. Can you help, or do you have any animal rescue contacts in India, I can pay his air fare and sponsor him for the rest of his life if necessary.
Please don’t delete this message without contacting me!!! I am desperate.
Hi, we would not delete your message under any circumstances.
We have sent you an email with some questions. Let’s see if we can help.
Stories like this always break my heart. I will never understand how someone could leave such a loyal and loving animal on the side of the road for dead, when their love- or lack of love – is all the know and long for. I can’t even put into words how much I appreciate what you do and it warms my heart so much knowing that you’re out there being an advocate for their safety and wellbeing.