Jonah

30th November 2008

Jonah is [a] little dog that was hit by a car and left in the streets for 3 days, fed and watered by locals who called authorities for help. Help arrived 3 days later in the form of a trash compactor. As people took photos and videotaped what happened next[,] the world watched in horror as he was dragged by a noose around his neck with two broken legs to the trash compactor and thrown in and carted away to what they thought would be his grave. As Jonah was being dragged, videos clearly show authorities in the background laughing at this poor dog being tortured. Somehow, we don’t know how, Jonah survived this ordeal. Some say he was not crushed by the trash compactor however it has been said several of his vertebrae were crushed, he was rescued from the trash along with another dog found there and taken to a veterinarians office where he has been receiving treatment. Hopefully when he is strong enough he will have surgery and will be able to get on with his life.

People around the world fell in love with Jonah, we all prayed and gave positive thoughts on his survival; it must have worked because he is still with us. He was offered several homes outside of Turkey upon his release from the veterinarian’s office.

This is the less brutal version of the video, because it’s a collection of pictures.

This is the raw footage (warning: offensive graphics). I couldn’t finish the video, because it was just too painful for me to hear the dog whimpering nonstop.

Please help this lady’s mission to rescue and adopt Jonah by signing this petition. Or if you’re a Facebook member, join the group. It just breaks my heart that some people think of animals as merely things with no feelings.

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2 Responses to “Jonah”

  1. furrybutts Says:
    December 1st, 2008 at 12:34 am

    OMG!! People just make me so angry at times!! I didn’t watch the video, I know I won’t be able to sit through it :(

    There was a recent incident here where some local authority workers were chasing a stray. The dog sought shelter in a house, but those brutes pulled him out through the narrow gaps in the gate. Poor dog was terribly injured, broken jaw, torn ears etc. I really wish the same fate will befall all these people! Let them all suffer to no end!!!

  2. admin Says:
    December 1st, 2008 at 9:51 am

    O I know how dogs tend to be badly treated in muslim countries (I’m from one, too).
    I honestly think how people treat animals is a reflection to how they treat fellow human beings.

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