The dog’s foot was crushed at the car wash but the car owner’s wife failed to stop him in time

[Animal News]Many injuries to furry children are caused by human negligence. The dog “Sweet Potato” who lives at a car wash in Fanling was run over by a car on the afternoon of October 10 and his left hind foot was broken into three pieces. At that time, the owner of the car was driving from one car compartment to another and the dog happened to be sitting and lying down. On the left side in front of the car, the car owner’s wife was standing nearby. However, when the car drove out, the wife did not alert the car owner in time that there was a dog in front of the car. She did not step forward to stop the dog until the dog was run over. Mr. Lei, the shop owner and dog owner, rushed back after learning about the incident and took the dog to the veterinary clinic. The dog’s left hind foot bone was severely fractured, and he immediately underwent bone reshaping surgery, but it is still difficult to move.

Mr. Lei said that after watching the CCTV footage, he called the police that night, and the owner of the car involved contacted him half a month later. “He said at the time that the dog was innocent and wanted to share some of the medical expenses, but I said that your wife was You saw a dog in front of your car, but you didn’t tell it to go away. After you ran over the dog, you didn’t even get out of the car to look at him and offer condolences. To this day, you haven’t even apologized.”

The incident happened at about 2 pm on October 10. According to the CCTV footage, the employee instructed the car owner to drive the car to another parking space, while his wife was standing nearby, and the dog Sweet Potato was sitting in front of the car. left side. When the car owner drove out, his wife did not remind him that there was a dog in front of him. It was not until the car ran over the dog that she was startled and stepped forward to call the owner of the car. The dog couldn’t touch the ground with his left rear foot, so he limped away slowly. However, neither she nor the car owner stepped forward to check the dog’s injury. Instead, they continued to drive the car to another compartment for cleaning, ignoring the dog. dog.

Mr. Lei rushed back to the car wash after learning about the incident from the employee’s phone call, but the owner of the car involved had already left. He revealed that the dog had a hard time walking back to the office. After taking him to the veterinarian, he found that his hind foot bone was broken into three parts and he needed surgery to repair the bone. The dog is still unable to walk and needs to take painkillers regularly and will undergo physical therapy later. He said: “Now I will not let Sweet Potato leave the office. He will have to undergo a second operation later because the steel nail where the foot enters is infected.”

Sweet potato was adopted by Mr. Lei when he was two months old. He is now two years old and is the “goodwill ambassador” of the car wash. “He is very kind to people and dogs. He is extremely approachable and many customers like him.” He emphasized. The car owner’s wife will definitely be held accountable because she saw the dog but failed to stop the incident in time. After the incident, the two continued to wash the car by themselves, completely ignoring the dog.

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