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AN ANONYMOUS CALL COMES THUGH
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ALL REPORTS ARE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
A MINOR COMPLAINT N LEAD TtO A FULL-BLOWNNVESTIGATIO.
AT TH LOCATION,
Sandano: I GOT A COMAINT ABOUT YOUR DOG.
THE MAN SHOWS AGENTS THE DOG WHOSE NAME IS CLOUDY.
SHE NEEDS A GROOMING, OKAY?
HI, BABY.
Narrator: AS SANDANO HANDLES CLOUDY,
SHE REALIZES THAT THE DOG IS UNDERWEIGHT
AND SEVERELY MATTED.
COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
SHOW ME THE FOOD THAT YOU'RE FEEDING THE DOG.
HE SAYS THEY ADOPTED THE DOG ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
HIS GIRLFRIEND DID, AND HE'S BLIND IN ONE EYE
AND THAT HE HAS A SKIN CONDITION,
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE,
THIS IS MATTING FROM POOR MAINTENANCE AND POOR RE.
Sandano: WE HAVE A PROBLEM, OKAY?
Narrator: THE AGENTS HAVE MADE UP THEIR MIND.
CLOUDY NEEDS TO SEE A VET.
SHE'S THIN, MATTED, AND HAS A SKIN CONDITION.
DOGS WITH LONG HAIR NEED TO BE GROOMED DAILY
TO AVOID INFECTIONS, SORES, AND COMPLICATIONS.
THE MAN SAYS THAT HIS EX-PARTNER KEPT CLOUDY WHEN THEY BROKE UP
AND THAT HE'S WORRIE ABOUT THE DOG.
SHE'S GOING TO BLAME ME. SHE MIGHT SAY THAT I CALLED.
WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT WHO CALLED AND WHO DIDN'T CALL.
THE THING IS THE DOG NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR DOG LIKE THIS.
HAVE YOU BEEN WITH H FOR THE WHOLE TWO YEARS?
Narrat: THE MAN NOW LIVES IN VIRGINIA AND IS BACK VISITING.
HE'S UPSET BY CLOUDY'S CONDITION.
Luis: HE SCRATCHES LIKE CRAZY.
SO LET ME ASK YOU HONESTLY.@@
DO YOU THINK SHE NEGLECTED THE DOG?
I TOLD HER.
YOU TOLD HER. OKAY.
I COULDN'T DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT'S HER DOG, YOU KNOW.
I'M AN ANIMAL LOVER, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
Narrator: REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
SANDANO KNOWS SHE HAS TO TAKE THE DOG.
SEIZING A DOG IS NEVER TAKEN LIGHTLY BY AGENTS,
BUT THE NEEDS OF THE ANIMAL MUST COME FIRST.
DON'T BE UPSET.
NO, I'M NOT UPSET.
I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I FEEL BAD BECAUSE...
YOU TOLD HER OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, LUIS. OKAY.
Narrator: CLOUDY WILL BE TAKEN
TO THE HENRY BERGH MEMORIAL ANIMAL HOSPITAL
FOR A FULL MEDICAL ASSESSMENT.
Narrator: BACK AT THE BERGH MEMORIAL ANIMAL HOSPITAL,
SPECIAL AGENTS JOANN SANDANO AND DEBBIE RYAN ARRIVE
WITH CLOUDY, THE MATTED DOG FROEENS.
DR. LORELEI WAKEFIELD STARTS THE EXAMINATION
AS SANDANO FILLS HER IN
WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO THE CASE.
Dr. Wakefield: SO WHAT'S THE STORY?
I THINK IT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY.
LOOK AT CLOUDY.
OKAY.
CLOUDY'S TAIL IS WAGGING, BUT HIS CONDITION IS POOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE HASN'T SEEN A VET FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU CAN'T TELL HOW THIN HE IS
BEalCAUSE THIS IS KIND OF MISLEADING,
BUT JUST FEELING HIM...
HE'S GOT A LOT OF BONEY PROMINENCES.
ALSO, LOOK AT THIS.
OH, YEAH. THEY'RE WAY OVERGROWN HERE.
Narrator: LONG NAILS CAN INTERFERE WITH A DOG'S GAIT,
MAKING WALKING AWKWARD OR PAINFUL.
THE MATTED FUR IS EVIDENCE OF HIS NEGLECT
AND COULD BE HIDING FURTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS SORES
AND PAINFUL SKIN CONDITIONS.
THIS IS BESIDES THE SKIN CONDITION.
HE'S BEEN SCRATCHING A LOT SINCE WE'VE HAD HIM IN THE CAR.
BUT HE'S CONTINUOUSLY -- YEAH.
I'M SORRY, BUDDY.
I KNOW. IT'S OKAY, HONEY.
IT'S OKAY.
Narrator: CLOUDY'S PLIGHT TOUCHES BOTH AGENTS,
ESPECIALLY RYAN.
SHE'S ONLY RECENTLY JOINED THE ASPCA.
Ryan: IT BREAKS MY HEART.
YOU KNOW, I CAME HERE BECAUSE MY MAIN CONCERN IS ANIMALS,
AND THIS IS WHY --
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
AND I WANT TO HELP THEM OUT AND SPEAK FOR THEM
AND BE THE PERSON THAT HELPS THEM GET A NEW HOME
AND A BETTER LIFE.
AND IT BREAKS MY HEART, LIKE I SAID.
I MEAN, I'M NEW, SO EVERYTHING HITS ME MORE, I THINK.
BUT THIS IS JUST A LOVING DOG
THAT JUST NEEDS LOVE AND ATTENTION
AND JUST THE BASIC NEEDS.
THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET O PNE MORE SH.
Narrator: SANDANO DOCUMENTS CLOUDY'S CONDITION.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO COLLECT AS MUCH EVIDENCE AS POSSIBLE
SHOULD THE CASE GO TO COURT.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS CLIP OFF THESE MATS HERE,
GIVE HIM A BATH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME DIAGNOSTICS
TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIS SKIN,
AND WE'LL START FEEDING HIM HIGH-CALORIE FOOD,
TRIM HIS NAILS, AND GO FROM THERE.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, AND I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
CLOUDY WILL HOPEFULLY BE FEELING A LOT BTER SOON.
IN THE MEANTIME,
THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS NEGLECT CONTINUES.
Sandano: IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION,
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT WHEN WE SPEAK TO HER.
AND YOU KNOW, UNLESS SHE HAS A VERY GOOD EXCUSE
AS TO WHY THE DOG'S IN THAT CONDITION,
I REALLY DON'T FEEL THAT SHE SHOULD BE HAVING AN ANIMAL.
SO, FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'VE GOT THE ANIMAL OUT OF THE SITUATION,
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
Narrator: BACK AT THE BERGH MEMORIAL ANIMAL HOSPITAL,
THERE'S BEEN SOME PROGRESS IN CLOUDY'S RECOVERY.
DR. LORELEI WAKEFIELD HAS BEEN LOOKING AFTER HIM
SINCE HE WAS FIRST ADMITTED.
CLOUDY LOOKS LIKE A NEW DOG.
HE'S BEEN SHAVED, BATHED, AND CLIPPED.
HIS SKIN, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS ALREADY IMPROVING SIGNIFICANTLY.
HE'S GETTING SOME REGROWTH IN THE FUR ON HIS BACK HERE.
IT'S FILLING IN NICELY, AND IT'S LESS SCALY THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
HE'S GAINED A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT.
WE HOPE THAT HE'LL GAIN SOME MORE,
AND HE -- I ALSO NOTICED THAT HE WAS ITCHY.
HE WAS SCRATCHING A LOT WHEN HE HAD FIRST COME IN,
AND NOW I DON'T SEE HIM SCRATCHING AT ALL.
SO I THINK THE ANTIBIOTICS ARE HELPING A LOT
WITH HIS SKIN INFECTION, AND HE SEEMS LIKE A HAPPY DOG.
HE'S DOING REALLY WELL.
Narrator: THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS NEGLECT
REVEALED HE HAD A CHRONIC SKIN CONDITION,
AND HIS OWNER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE CARE.
BUT THE AGENTS DID NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF ABUSE
AND CLOSED THE CASE.
BY SPECIAL AGENT JOANN SANDANO.
WITH EXPERT CARE, HE'S MADE A FULL RECOVERY,
AND NOW HIS FINAL REWARD IS A NEW, LOVING HOME IN MANHATTAN
WITH ASPCA VOLUNTEER, EVA PODITS.
Podits: HE'S A GREAT FIRST DOG.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAID, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY TRUE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A DOG.
I'VE ONLY HAD CATS,
AND MY FIRST CAT WAS NAMED CLOUDY, COINCIDENTALLY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT HE JUST SEEMED LIKE A CHARMER,
SO I ASKED IF I COULD FOSTER HIM,
AND I GUESS THE REST IS HISTORY.
HE'S GOTTEN ALONG JUST FINE HERE.
HE ADJUSTED REALLY QUICKLY.
Narrator: CLOUDY NOT ONLY HAS A NEW OWNER.
HE ALSO HAS FOUR NEW PLAYMATES.
THE ASPCA LENT ME A GATE AND CRATE,
AND I BROUGHT HIM HOME AND INTRODUCED HIM SLOWLY.
AND IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AT ALL FOR HIM TO KNOCK OVER THE GATE,
AND NO ONE SEEMED UPSET ABOUT IT.
THE CATS WERE OKAY, AND HE WAS OKAY,
AND IT DIDN'T TAKE ANY TIME AT ALL
FOR THEM TO MEET EACH OTHER.
IT WAS HARDER TO INTRODUCE THE CATS TO EACH OTHER
THAN TO TRODUCE CLOUDY TO THE CATS.
SHE'S BEEN VERY CURIOUS,
AND THE OTHERS, NATURALLY, WENT AND SAT IN HIS CRATE
WHEN HE WASN'T IN IT.
AND HE WENT AND SAT IN THEIR CAT BOWLS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY CURIOUS --
IT'S THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT -- AND PRETTY SEDATE.
THEY'RE JUST LOOKING AND WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
IT FEELS GOOD.
I WANT HIM TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD, WONDERFUL LIFE HERE.
WE CAN ALL GROW OLD TOGETHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: CLOUDY, EVA, AND HER FOUR CATS
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