Dog needs $6,000 in vet care in Mass. animal abuse case, police say

ARE MARY SALADNA HAS THE STORY TONIGHT. 11 MONTH OLD ZIGGY LOOKS LIKE YOUR TYPICAL PLAYFUL PUP, BUT POLICE BELIEVE SHE IS THE SURVIVOR OF EXTENSIVE ABUSE. HER FORMER OWNER, CORDELL GIGNILLIAT, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. POLICE SAY NEIGHBORS CALLED 911 AFTER THEY HEARD SOMEONE BRUTALLY BEATING THE DOG. ANIMALS HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR IN OUR SOCIETY AND OUR CULTURE AND IT’S IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TREATED LIKE THAT AND YOU JUST YOU CAN’T DO IT. IT’S ILLEGAL. AND IT’S TAKEN VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. ZIGGY IS LOVING, BUT OCCASIONALLY SPOOKED. AND SHE’S HAD A LOT OF ANXIETY. SO CIRCLING A LOT PACING A LOT. IF YOU MOVE TOO FAST, SHE KIND OF COWERS AND IS SCARED THAT YOU’RE GOING TO HIT HER. SHE ALSO RECENTLY STARTED HAVING THESE COLLAPSING SEIZURE TYPE EPISODES. THE VETS AT TUFTS ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN GRAFTON WANT TO TEST ZIGGY’S HEART AND CHECK HER FOR BRAIN DAMAGE, SO THEY CAN FORMULATE A CARE PLAN. THOSE EXTRA TREATMENTS AND X-RAYS WILL EASILY TOP $6,000. A NUMBER THAT WILL CRIPPLE THE CURRENT BUDGET HERE AT ANIMAL CONTROL. OUR BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR THAT THAT THAT WE TAKE THOSE COSTS OUT OF IS ABOUT $16,000. AND IT’S DOWN TO ABOUT JUST UNDER $8,000 RIGHT NOW. AND WE STILL HAVE THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO GO. SO WEBSTER RESIDENTS HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP, LAUNCHING A GOFUNDME PAGE. BY THE WAY, ZIGGY’S HEALTH NEEDS MEAN SHE CAN’T BE ADOPTED, AT LEAST NOT YET. BUT WEBSTER POLICE SAY HER BUDDY STONE, WHO WAS ABANDONED, IS IN NEED OF A FOREVER HOME. WE GOT HIM NEUTERED AND VACCINATED. EVERYTHING HE NEEDS. HE’S ENERGETIC, SUPER SWEET, SEEMS TO LIK

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