Alexander: Three Legs and a BIG Heart

Alexander

This is one of those cases that take absolute priority the moment we come across them.
Alexander was a healthy Turkish stray trying to survive in the streets of Izmir until a few weeks ago when a car hit him and left him unconscious on the side of the road.

He woke up and tried to make do with his broken leg but no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t step on it. Then, finally, an “animal lover” took him to the vet.

Well.. not exactly… what that “animal lover” did was to call the municipality and ask them to come and collect the animal. The Municipality picked up the dog, took him to their rehabilitation center and instead of “rehabilitating”, instead of fixing the broken leg they did what the vast majority of municipal veterinarians do when they find an animal with a broken leg: They cut the leg.

Alex

Any private veterinarian would have fixed the bone, put a plate on it, fix the leg. Municipal vets dont act this way. Cutting and sewing its easier.

A few days later, with the wound still fresh and in terrible pain Alexander has been thrown out on to the streets of Izmir.

We have just rescued him this afternoon. Tonight he will sleep on a warm place, a pension where he wont have to try to run away from the kids that tortured him just because he was weak.

We need to find a foster home for Alex, in Izmir or Istanbul, and a final home for him, either in Turkey or overseas.

Help Alex live the rest of his life with dignity. Adopt this amazing animal, your entire life will be transformed by this single act of kindness..

Viktor Larkhill
v.larkhill@googlemail.com