Puppy being sold on street for R10 is saved by medical team

25 April 2016 - 11:20 By TMG Digital

Doctors from Mediclinic and paramedics from ER24 saved a puppy at the weekend after a man tried to sell it on the streets of Cape Town. Dr Janne Killops and her colleague Geoff Bettison were conducting a route inspection for an event being held in the city‚ ER24 said in a statement. While they were patrolling the route‚ they came across a man who tried to sell the puppy to them. He offered the puppy to Killops for R10.The puppy was extremely weak and dehydrated‚ prompting the doctor to intervene.Killops and Bettison returned to the clinic station at the event‚ where paramedics from ER24 assisted them in rehydrating the puppy. Event organisers soon heard about the ordeal and offered to sponsor him for a full vet check-up as well as food‚ toys and a bed. Once they returned to the clinic station from the vet‚ the puppy was bathed and cared for until he started showing positive signs of rehydration."I am inspired and so humbled. I couldn’t be angry with the guy that tried to sell the puppy. I do not know his circumstances and I cannot judge. Often in this country people feel so helpless and lose hope‚ but we all want to make a difference. Don’t turn away‚ be part of the solution‚" Killops said. According to Maxine Hall-Dickson‚ an advanced life support paramedic from ER24 who assisted with the care‚ the puppy is expected to make a full recovery. He is currently in "foster care"...

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