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Woman Can’t Save Neglected Dog

Item: 'This is Auschwitz': Woman tries, but can't save neglected dog/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press

More Info: The tumor was the size of a cantaloupe that could have taken months to grow. The dog's teeth were rotted. Its nails on front and back legs were 2 inches long, curling, making it painful to walk. Its ribs were showing, indicating it had little food. In Dr. Bodkin's Hayden Avenue office, a body condition chart for dogs reads normal is 5. This dog was a 1. It was, Bodkin would say later, "neglect at its finest. It's one of the worst cases I've seen." "This is Auschwitz," Bodkin said. "No doubt about it."

Question: What do you do when you see possible animal abuse?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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