Versace the puppy headed into surgery today with a brighter future after the Waikato SPCA received offers of funding and support from as far afield as Hong Kong.
The three-month-old rottweiler was found wandering the streets of Silverdale, Hamilton, last week after having his tail crudely hacked off in a botched backyard tail docking.
The Waikato Times ran the story of Versace's plight in Wednesday's paper and since then the Waikato SPCA have been inundated with messages of support, and offers to help pay for the $800 surgery to help heal the wound.
The surgery will take place at Hamilton South Vet Clinic in Glenview.
Vanessa, a Waikato SPCA volunteer, said the response had been overwhelming: "We are absolutely stoked, and eternally grateful. It shows that there are people out there who definitely care."
She said that the phone had been going "red hot" since Wednesday, with offers of funding from as far south as Dunedin and Christchurch.
"Dozens" of emails had also been flooding in, including one from Hong Kong. The Waikato Times even received an offer to pay for the surgery from Western Australia.
The SPCA is about to start a blog of Versace's journey to recovery on its website, http://www.waikato.spca.net.nz/.
People with any information on who was responsible for cutting off Versace's tail can call the SPCA inspectorate team on 021 754 198.
The SPCA has a policy of not revealing the surnames of staff and volunteers.
Courtesy of the Waikato Times and http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikatotimes/4615421a6579.html
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