Her name was Pearla and she was a Barrio Dog. Our precious Pearla was one of our first Barrio Dogs and part of the inspiration for our organization. Her life ended tragically on October 19, 2011.
She was feral, skittish, but kind. We loved and cared for her the best way we could. Because of the many homeless litters she had in this community, we trapped her to spay and prevent many more unwanted animals. She came from the streets and was undomesticated - we felt the best life for Pearla was to set her free, but she never left us, she never went far. She lived on our street, slept on our porch and in our yard for 7 years. Yes, 7 years. We gave her healthy food, monthly preventives, and even though she would not let us touch her – she was a part of our family. She would watch our house, protect us and her presence was with us every day.
Pearla was missing for a few days and our worse fears came true today. My elderly parents who live next door phoned us when they discovered her body across the street in front of our home. Someone had dumped her there. She had a rope around her body and she appeared to have been poisoned. Who would do this? Why would anyone do this? We called the authorities and they told us without any witnesses, without any evidence, there is nothing that can be done. Why is this? This should be against the law! The anger and frustration is beyond words. We are desperately trying to make a change for the many like Pearla. But with this support the challenge is huge. Not many can comprehend the alarming problem we see every day in this community.
We wanted much more for this sweet girl. Pray for a better life for the ones that live on in her memory.
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