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Golden Retriever In Good Hands After Being Burned With Battery Acid And Left For Dead

Written by: Modi Ramos
| Published on August 19, 2015

WARNING- GRAPHIC IMAGES

For any of us true dog lovers, we could never in a million years imagine harming a dog. We love dogs with from the bottom of our hearts, and the thought of mistreating or abusing them is enough to make our hearts heavy. Recently in Southern California, an approximately one-year-old Golden Retriever was brought into the California Golden Retriever Rescue with what looked to be burns from battery acid from the back of his neck trailing down to his tail. This poor dog, which they named Fergus, was shaking, afraid, and hanging on for life. Thankfully he’s responded well to treatment, and despite being treated with such cruelty, as you can tell from the photos Fergus is loving and sweet despite everything that he has been through.

As bad as his injuries appear, the staff at Animal Medical Center of Southern California says Fergus has made great progress. (Credit: Steve Kuzj)

Posted by KTLA 5 News on Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Despite his injuries Fergus continues to wag his tail and seek affection. (Credit: Steve Kuzj)

Posted by KTLA 5 News on Tuesday, August 18, 2015

If you’d like to help sweet Fergus, a GoFundMe account has been set up on his behalf to help with the cost of medical bills.

It’s so amazing that Fergus has learned to trust a human again, regardless of how wrongfully he was treated. Although medical professionals first said it would take Fergus several months to recover, he is already doing better than they could have ever expected. Please help spread the word about Fergus!

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