Just picturing the puppy giving kisses after the wire was taken off, made my cry.

My one and only first hand experience with an abused dog was when my vet had an open house for the community, to tour his new facilitity. There were pictures of a chemically burned dog, that the police department found a few years before. They immediately called Dr Fox and HE immediately phoned all the other vets and his nurses in the middle of the night. The pictures showed before, during and after recovery. They named the dog PJ because he was wrapped in tight pajama looking bandages. Dr. Foc personally took care of that dog, a handsome GSD/Collie mix. PJ was adopted by one of the vet techs and greeted all us visitors with a smile and wagging tail. Despite everything, he loved everyone. Another wonderful ending is that this vet tech was so astute and wonderful that he got a partial scholarship to Vet School (I think Tufts) and Dr Fox paid the rest! So sometimes, there's a happy ending. But I've never ever forgotten those pictures. They were heartbreaking and devastating. They said everyone cried, including the cops who brought PJ in.