An abandoned dog found by the side of the road could have been brought to the UK "suspiciously". A passer-by spotted the injured British Bulldog on May 14 and took her to the Protection of Animals in Wales Society (PAWS).
She has since been nicknamed Rosie. The dog had a microchip but it was blank and had never been registered. PAWS discovered the chip was from Russia, leading the charity to suspect she had been brought into the country illegally.
PAWS has launched an appeal for help to find out what happened to Rosie. If an owner does not come forward within a week, PAWS will begin the process of rehoming her.
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Steve Belgrau, founder of PAWS, said the dog was found on the A55 in north Wales. He said: "We have genuine concerns regarding her condition and how this came to be. She has scar tissue on her underside, deformed teats that drag and prevent her from walking properly, injuries to her paws and what appears to be an infected and smelly tail stump.
"Although it's obvious she's been bred, she currently appears to not be producing milk. If you recognise this dog as yours or belonging to someone you know please get in touch. We have logged a call with Conwy and Denbighshire Council out of hours, checked doglost.co.uk and we've also spoken with the police to advise of the situation but unfortunately, none of these organisations have had any calls to report a dog of this breed missing either recently or in the area.
"After checking the systems we had access to such as PeddyMark and AnimalTracker with no results found, we contacted all the other microchipping companies in the UK and to our surprise, none could locate this chip. One call handler mentioned something of interest though, and said that her rescue dog had the same prefix and was from abroad. After an internet search we concluded that the chip was indeed a Russian chip called a FelixCan chip. So armed with the country of origin, a rough age of Rosie and her microchip number, we spoke to several agencies including UK Customs animal import and export but they concluded that it would be like finding a needle in a haystack as it was likely that she may have originally come to the country suspiciously.
"If an owner cannot be traced within seven days, then we will continue with the veterinary treatment required and look to place them in a new home once recovered. If you saw anything suspicious or strange at all, please get in touch so we can try to find out what's happened to this poor girl."
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