Do you know anything that could help Tamo, a dog who was mutilated, hanged and left to die?

[Janet]

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I'm grateful to Siobhan Ferguson who runs the Live Arico charity shop in San Eugenio for bringing to my notice an animal story that is so unbelievably appalling that the only thing the redeems it is the fact that the animal is still alive, and has a future that may itself yet be redeemed. All that is clear for the moment is that Tamo, above, is blind, and that his sight is not all he has lost. As of now he has also lost his ears and tail, cut off before he was hanged over a road, and left to die.

Tamo was emaciated and only weighed 11kg, but has been nursed back from the brink of death and is now a healthy weight. He is somewhere between 5 and 7 years old vaccinated, neutered and microchipped. As someone has posted on the Paws4thought Facebook group HERE, "somebody out there knows who this dog belonged to", and it will take someone to identify this person because the dog was not chipped. One can only presume that a person who can do this is a danger to more than just dogs. I'll update as and when I hear anything more about this, and there is certain to be more about this, because no-one will be unmoved by such callous brutality to a blind dog.

If anyone knows anything about this case, please report it to the police, or to Madat (see their FB page HERE), or the Paws4thought group, or Siobhan in the shop or on Facebook - or if you know something and want to report it anonymously, contact me and I will pass on the information on your behalf with absolute guaranteed secrecy as to your identity. The important thing is for Tamo to find a secure home, and for his sadistic would-be killer to be apprehended.

All live links on my website here: JA

[Nova]

Fucking bastards, words just aren't strong enough.

[Janet]

For those who would like to help in a direct way, donations can be made to Madat - the Pay pal for madat is rqueder@yahoo.es. Donations can also be made at either LIVE ARICO shop, or in the CATS WELFARE shop in the Golf del Sur. Siobhan says that they are still awaiting conformation on which shelter the dog was taken to but it was in North Tenerife. In any event, they were unable to look after Tamo because his injuries were so extensive. It was an eldery German woman who often helps who took the dog home and it is she who has nursed him to health personally.

MADAT has asked LIVE ARICO to take over the publicity because they are better placed and more used to getting information out to the public. As a result, when the full position is known, there will be an appeal via LIVE ARICO for information and donations. For the moment, anyone who can help by spreading this as widely as possible the better it will be: the more people who see it the likelier the chance that it will come to the attention of someone who might know something.

[Janet]

It does seem that vets bills have been paid - HERE is the information to donate direct if anyone still wants to give money. There are images of Tamo when he was first admitted, however, so if you don't want to look, you can check via the Refugio Internacional de Animales HERE. Clearly, though, money is not the issue: finding the culprit is the issue, as is finding a secure home for Tamo. (live links on the story on my website).

[Janet]

I've just edited the whole post. Just read the final version here and the differences will be obvious (again, all live links are on the story on my website).

I'm grateful to Siobhan Ferguson who runs the Live Arico charity shop in San Eugenio for bringing to my notice an animal story that is so unbelievably appalling that the only thing that redeems it is the fact that the animal is still alive, and has a future that may itself yet be redeemed. All that is clear for the moment is that Tamo, above, is blind, and that his sight is not all he has lost. As of now he has also lost his ears and tail, cut off before he was hanged above a road in the Los Realejos area, and left to die.

Tamo was emaciated and only weighed 11kg, but has been nursed back from the brink of death and is now a healthy weight. He is somewhere between 5 and 7 years old, vaccinated and neutered. As someone has posted on the Paws4thought Facebook group HERE, "somebody out there knows who this dog belonged to", and it will take someone to identify this person because the dog was not chipped. One can only presume that a person who can do this is a danger to more than just dogs. I'll update as and when I hear anything more, and there is certain to be more about this, because no-one will be unmoved by such callous brutality to a blind dog.

After initially being taken to the Refugio Internacional de Animales near Puerto de la Cruz, Tamo was then cared for at home by a German woman who frequently helps the refuge because his injuries were so extensive that he needed personal care. If anyone knows anything about this case, please report it to the police, or to the Refuge direct HERE. Any refuge or group would pass information on, however, so alternatives are MADAT (FB page HERE), or the Paws4thought group, or Siobhan in the shop or on Facebook. If you know something and want to report it anonymously, contact me and I will pass on the information on your behalf with absolute guaranteed secrecy as to your identity.

The important thing is for Tamo to find a secure home, and for his sadistic would-be killer to be apprehended. Money is not the issue because it seems that vets bills have been paid - HERE is the information to donate direct if anyone still wants to give money. There are images of Tamo when he was first admitted, however, so if you don't want to look, you can check direct via the Puerto de la Cruz refuge as to whether any money is actually needed specifically for Tamo. The real issue, however, is finding the culprit, and a secure home for Tamo.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

Thank goodness for Tamo, he's a lovely doggie.  Brings tears to my eyes.

[Janet]

Further clarity today with confirmation that after initially being taken to the Refugio Internacional de Animales near Puerto de la Cruz, Tamo was then cared for at home by Gertrud Roessle, a German woman who frequently helps the refuge, because his injuries were so extensive that he needed personal care. Both the refuge, and the vet, Kirstin Oberhäuser in Clinica La Montaña in Los Realejos, say that Tamo's medical bills are paid to date and medical ongoing care is covered. Only two things are needed for Tamo: a secure home, and information about his torturer.