A happy ending for Lucky as police probe dog shooting

DUNNSTOWN, PA – It’s a so far wintertime feel good story, one which could have had a disastrous ending.

It’s a story about Lucky, a dog found shot, lying along a Clinton County roadway. The dog was recently recovered and is under a veterinarian’s care and is on the mend. Meanwhile Pine Creek Township police are investigating to find the party responsible for the dog’s shooting and abandonment. So far there has been no word on the status of their investigation.

Meanwhile area residents responded incredibly when the Clinton County SPCA posted social media word of the dog’s plight. At last report well over $9,000 had been raised towards the care of the dog named Lucky.

The story’s beginning unfolded on Facebook, with a recent SPCA update at the top:

Update: We really really want to express our THANK YOU to every single one of you who donated, and shared our post, i knew our supporters would come through for us and for Lucky! We will update you all the best that we *legally* can.
I’m sure a lot of questions were raised when we posted looking for an owner of a stray dog lying along the road.

Meet Lucky.
Lucky laid waiting until we could find her. Upon finding her, it was very clear she was injured, hungry and in a lot of pain. A veterinarian was crucial for her.

This innocent girl suffered a senseless despicable act by a human. She was shot, not once but twice. A human shot this girl with a 9mm…for what? We will never know exactly why and left her there? Did she walk as far as she could until help found her? unanswered questions.

Her humerus is shattered. Her foot covered in maggots at the entry wound of one shot. It’s heart wrenching to even type it. She will under go a repair of the shattered bones by pinning them, to try to prevent amputation when she is healthy enough to do so. She will face an extensive amount of recovery and therapy.

She is the most gentle, sweetest dog.

This one is hard for us to wrap our heads around, day in and day out we face heartache, and I’ll never understand why humans fail these innocent animals. We are all they have, we are who the trust and love, and this nature is not what a human being should be doing in return.

The vet bills are only continuing to climb to help Lucky girl. Times are so tough right now for our community with the continuous inflation, but if even all of our followers could even spare $1, it’s going to help. We are going need a large amount of funds to help this girl in her months of upcoming recovery!

PLease do not inquire about adopting. It will be months until she’s available for adoption. Keep her in your prayers and donate and share if you can! and PLEASE – if you know something, say something, if you see something, say something!

She’s lucky to be alive today!