
My First True Animal Cruelty Experience
Not long after Mallory and I started Golden Gate Rescue, I got a phone call asking if I could take an eight week old puppy that was seized during a cruelty investigation. I agreed immediately. It was a female, Pit Mix, who was very small and scared. I was warned she had a hernia and to keep an eye on it in case it needed immediate medical attention. However, I was also warned that these dogs can't be altered until the court case has been closed. If they needed to be treated,