A 2-year-old dog named Tawny is recovering after volunteers found her emaciated in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood last week. The animal safety group iHeart Animal Rescue said she was lying in a stranger’s yard with her rib cage visible.
The group estimates Tawny went weeks, and possibly months, without food. Iheart Animal Rescue founder and President Cindy Mucciaccio said she was one of the skinniest dogs she has seen.
Tawny is now being treated at Deer Run Animal Hospital in Deerfield Beach. Rescuers said she needs to stay there a while longer, so they are asking South Florida residents for donations to cover her care.
Mucciaccio also said the group needs a medical foster, someone who will feed Tawny on a careful schedule. That foster could also adopt her, she said.
The rescue hopes Tawny will regain weight and then be placed for adoption. Anyone who wants to help can find donation information through the group’s website.
