The following images can be found disturbing. Click for larger view.
Hardly recognisable as being a living animal, this puppy was found collapsed in the middle of the road on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka. ( October 2008 )
By chance, Kim Cooling and her team from Animal SOS Sri Lanka were travelling along the same road, experience told them to stop and check out the small object that they saw in the road ahead.
Many puppies and dogs are seen wandering along the roads in Sri Lanka, for many the struggle to survive becomes too much and they just lay down to die. 1,000′s of puppies and dogs in Sri Lanka continue to collapse in the road in this manner, resigned to die. Some believe that they lie in the road in desperation to find help or to end their life hoping to be struck by the passing vehicles that rarely stop.
The girl puppy was named ‘Poppy’ by Kim’s team and was immediately rushed to the Kandy Veterinary College for blood testing and treatment. Poppy was emaciated, distressed and suffering from multiple skin ailments including mange. After being treated, Animal SOS Sri Lanka quickly homed her to a known loving and caring environment.
We have been told that Poppy is recovering well and has even started to grow some ginger coloured fur again. ( end October 2008 ). Due to the work of Animal SOS Sri Lanka, there has been a happy ending for Poppy. For thousands of others the battle to survive continues, puppies and dogs just like her will still be seen collapsed in the middle of the roads in Sri Lanka.
If you would like to help others like Poppy find treatment and a loving home,  please consider a donation to help Animal SOS Sri Lanka in their work, together we really can make a difference to their lives and give them hope for the future.
Really so very sad but readers might also be interested in some groups already doing this kinda work in Sri Lanka, perhaps these guys could team up with them? Whilst we were touring Sri Lanka we came about the Tsunami Animal Organisation and their vets with trappers working along the south coast, check out T.A.P.A fantastic! Web searches also threw up Embark, DogStar Foundation and Little Bo’s Animal Welfare. Respect to all.
i get my dog pet a pet gate so he can move freely inside our house.because i believe that having an animals as a pet is a big responsibility.We have to take good care of them like our own.Giving them the right food and shelter is one of the best care we can give.