Pinkiethe brave chihuahua dog who defended his home from thieves by Nayarit, Mexico, died after five weeks of fighting for his life. The injuries suffered by the white dog were very serious, as he was pierced with a garden pitchfork.
The news was announced by its owner via the page of Facebook“Pinky the Surviving Warrior” — the dog is named both ways on social media, with and without the “c” — he created to update his pet’s health status.
The publication made in the afternoon of Tuesday, February 22 quickly went viral and, so far, it has over 10,000 reactions and 1,500 comments.
“We regret to inform you that 2 days ago our Pinky lost the battle. After 5 weeks of fighting for his recovery and when he showed the most improvement, he left this world,” the Chihuahua owner wrote.
Different Facebook users highlighted the dog’s courage and made supportive comments for their owners. “You were a little warrior, we will always carry you in our hearts”, “your love was bigger than the body you had on earth”, “Pinky you were more than hope, you were very strong”, are some- some of the notices they made by mail.
He chihuahua won the hearts of social media users Due to his brave action, the dog, regardless of his size and circumstances, put his family’s safety first and tried to do his part to prevent anything from happening to them.
At the end of January this year, Animal Center Pet Shop, a veterinary hospital based in Nayarit, spread Pinky’s story. The organization reported receiving an emergency dog defending his home, not knowing what they could do to him.
The medical team went to the house where they calmed him down and then took him to the hospital for treatment. “One of the fork tips went from the spine to a testicle, and another went through the whole leg,” the organization described in its post.
He chihuahua dog had surgery To remove the trench coat and treat his wounds, he was under observation for several days and then returned home where he continued his healing process.
In the videos shared in the comment box, Pincky can be seen walking with difficulty and moments before returning home he was very excited even though he had very limited mobility.
According to the owners of the canine in recent weeks he had already shown some improvement, even in a publication made on February 6 they commented that they were already thinking of taking a sister to keep him company.
The story of this “local hero” It has gained a lot of relevance in social networksthe nobility he showed in defending his house succeeded in winning the hearts of the users of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
On the morning of this Thursday, February 23, Pincky became trendy on the platform recently acquired by Elon Musk. Social media users have expressed sadness over the dog’s death, while others have called for justice in the case and demand that the criminals who attacked him be punished.
And mexican designer identified on Instagram as @soy_dogvaderpaid homage to the white hero and made a graphic tribute to the Nayarit canine.
In the photo, the designer said in brief Pincky’s story and considered him “a true legend”. In said Instagram account, you can also see other designs of other dogs who have been rescued, suffered animal abuse, or perform heroic deeds.
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