Hope's Recovery Hits the 5-Week Mark

(Editor's Note: For those of you who haven't been following the story of Hope, you've missed a lot. Five weeks ago someone driving by saw a dog struggling to walk in Branford. She took the dog to the Dan Csogrove Animal Shelter and staff called it "one of the worst cases of animal cruelty" they had ever seen. Staff said the dog was starved and was a day or two away from death. Over the past five weeks, shelter staff and local vets have cared for the dog around the clock and named it 'Hope.' A reward of $5,000 has been issued by PETA for information on who did this to 'Hope.' The shelter has been providing updates concerning Hope's recovery.)

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Hi Everyone,

Here is the Hope Update! Hope is still doing awesome! Everything is moving right along in the direction that we want to see. Hope is now at 58 pounds and today marks 5 weeks with us!

The vets are thinking she needs to put on about 10-15 more pounds , so she will continue to be on a specialized diet with smaller meals given throughout the day.

We are of course just thrilled with her recovery and once again we are so grateful to all of you for all of your support and to the vets for dedicating so much time and energy to heal Hope!

We will update again next Monday!

( The second picture is Branford Vet Hospital with Hope...Thanks to Dominick Cenotti from RC Imaging for the photo)