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Sadness, pain and amazement at the abuse suffered by Aquiles, a stray dog from the Irra district, Quinchía municipality (Risaralda), are some of the feelings expressed by social media users after the fatal outcome of the events. Saturday night the dog died from the severity of the injuries to his body. (You may be interested in: 605 teachers will benefit from the lifting of the embargo in Quindío)
Valentina Guarín Patiño, from the Animal I’m With You Foundation, was one of the activists who picked up Aquiles in Irra, took him to a veterinary clinic in Manizales, and accompanied him until his last breath.
“At nine minutes past seven, Achilles, our invincible warrior, gave his last breath in my arms. It began to deteriorate rapidly, and it was imperative to give him a decent rest. The pain that I feel in my heart I had not felt before, “Guarín said.
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Achilles had anal dilatation and bleeding, could not get into the environment, had marked pain over the spine, did not respond to external stimuli and did not control any sphincter.
And is that to recover, Achilles had a terrible prognosis, the most likely thing was that he could not walk again. This Creole dog was not only sexually abused last Tuesday night, but an X-ray resulted in a subluxation of the lumbar vertebrae, near the base of the tail. This, due to a sharp blow received on this area, which could have been perpetrated by her abuser.
The case of the abuse of stray dogs in this district, largely dedicated to mining, worsens after learning that this is not the first case.
According to Guarín, and another canine had come to the foundation to be cared for after being abused and this, although it recovers slowly, cannot walk normally or for long periods of time.
“Alma was sexually abused rectally last June in a mine in Irra. According to the only witness, it was a miner. This worker applied fat around the dog’s anus, put on a condom and in this way managed to access it. The aggressor lay down on the ground and was seen with traces of fat and blood on his clothes, ”said the activist.
The witness of the event related at the time that she tried to help the canine, but she, in the midst of confusion and pain, escaped. Two weeks later, Alma appeared almost dying, unable to make use of her hind limbs.
At that time, at the Cuatro Patas de Irra shelter, she received care that saved her life, but due to the seriousness of her condition, she was also sent to Manizales, a municipality closer to Pereira, capital of Risaralda.
“ORAn X-ray showed a separation of the pelvic bone as a result, in addition a foreign body, with a fat and rigid consistency, adhered to his right gluteus. She is diagnosed with a lesion called a tail avulsion. He has a permanent limp in his right hind leg. If he walks for more than an hour, he can start bleeding and when he tries to relieve himself, he literally screams in pain, ”Guarín said.
Alma gradually recovers from physical pain, but has post-traumatic stress, her caregivers reported that she is afraid of shadows and the voices of men who dress as construction workers, noise and does not tolerate contact with her tail and hind legs. .
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“Alma’s life was never the same again. You will never be able to play for hours until you are tired “, lamented the young animalist.
Now a response from the authorities is awaited, a formal complaint has already been filed to initiate investigations and capture the man or men responsible for these events.
We have processes in place for both cases. In the case of Alma, there is already a complaint filed with the Caldas Prosecutor’s Office a month ago
“We have processes in place for both cases. In Alma’s case, there is already a complaint filed with the Caldas Prosecutor’s Office a month ago. There the version of the events is given, identifying the person responsible by name (without surnames) and with a physical description, in addition to their origin. However, it has been very difficult to obtain testimonies from the community, which often refuses to report or point to a culprit due to social pressure or fear of retaliation. The case is already being handled by the mayor of the Irra Police, “Guarín said.
Regarding the case of Achilles, the panorama is more complex, since there are no witnesses to what happened. “A call is being made to the community to denounce, because Irra is a very small place, and someone has to know something about him or the abusers of these two little ones”, said the director of the Animal Foundation.
Guarín maintained that the complaint for this case will be filed with the Risaralda Prosecutor’s Office, but fears that both cases will be archived for lack of concrete evidence such as videos or human body fluids in the organism of both canines, since in both cases, the perpetrators used a condom.
LAURA USMA
FOR THE TIME
MANIZALES
