Treasure told them with her tail.
The stray dog, found with chemical burns covering half her body, seemed grateful for the care she received from the Everett Animal Shelter.
“The dog just kept wagging its tail and looking at you like, ‘Thank you for the help,’” shelter director Bud Wessman said. “She’s just a sweet, sweet dog.”
A Snohomish County animal control officer found the lab mix Aug. 20 wandering near 20th Street SE west of Lake Stevens.
The shelter discovered she had suffered serious chemical burns on her back from something thrown or dropped on her, Wessman said.
“The dog probably had been wandering around for a long time. Someone may have seen a stray and tried to scare it away by throwing something at it,” he said.
The dog was wearing a black collar but no tag. It was thin and hungry, Wessman said.
The dog, initially nicknamed “Hot Mama” by an Everett Animal Shelter employee, was taken to the shelter’s on-call veterinarian at the Broadway Animal Shelter.
“She never whined or cried through the entire process,” Wessman said.
The dog spent the night at the Everett shelter, which then arranged for Three Rivers Rescue of Snoqualmie to care for her. The dog-rescue organization provides foster homes for dogs and cats.
“Although the physical damage that happened to her requires a lot of care, she’s the kind of dog you want to go the extra mile for,” said Kim Howard, director of Three Rivers Rescue.
Treasure, who is now in a foster home in Seattle, is expected to have scars from the burns, Howard said. It’s one of the worst cases of animal cruelty she has ever seen, she said.
“If we can find the perfect home for her, that would be very gratifying,” Howard said.
For more information about adopting Treasure, call Three Rivers Rescue at 425-888-9322.
Reporter Katherine Schiffner: 425-339-3436 or schiffner@heraldnet.com.
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