When Pedro Dinis took his own dog out for a walk on August 1 in Carrières-sur-Seine, a suburb just west of Paris, he made a shocking discovery. What looked like a dog sitting on dirt, turned out to be a 10-year-old French mastiff that had been abandoned and buried alive.
Dinis posted pictures of the dog on Facebook in order to raise more awareness about animal cruelty, and explained that when he found the dog “Only her head was visible and it was difficult to see given the amount of earth covering her.”
After realizing the dog was buried, Dinis immediately helped free the animal from the ground, and gave her fresh water.
After freeing the animal from the gravel and dirt, Dinis called emergency services and the dog was taken to a veterinary clinic. The dog’s life is no longer in danger, and she is said to make a full recovery.
The police were then able to locate the dog’s owner, who has been arrested in Carrières-sur-Seine, according to Le Parisien. The owner claimed the dog had escaped, but police found this theory to be highly improbable, as the dog is 10-years-old, and suffers from arthritis. The owner is said to be tried in March 2016 for animal cruelty and faces a two-year sentence as well as a $32,600 fine.
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