Pawleys Island rescue group called in after boiling water dumped on dog
Teresa Galasso
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WBTW) – A Pawleys Island animal rescue group was called in last week after someone allegedly dumped boiling water on a dog.According to a post on the All4Paws Facebook page, the non-profit was contacted by an Horry County animal shelter last Thursday after animal control picked up an abused dog requiring serious medical attention in Horry County.“Horry County did not have a vet available until the following Tuesday. The available medicine they had on site to give him barely made a dent in his pain,” the non-profit communicated on their Facebook page.Director of All4Paws, Allison Gillespie, said the shelter decided to name the hound mix Khalid after the rapper “because he’s the best.” She said she thinks Khalid is around one year old.Gillespie said Khalid was scared of people when he first arrived at the shelter, but began to warm up as the days went by.“Once we got to the vet, we realized how terrified he was,” said Gillespie. “He’d obviously been through a pretty traumatic experience and when we went to touch his skin you could see the whole side of his body was shuttering to get away from us.”Rescuers said they could see the wounds were in different stages of healing which made them believe Khalid’s abuse had been ongoing.“The back leg was very burned and when we started to shave down you could see the old scars on his upside and on his belly as well,” said Gillespie.With the help of pain medication, burn cream, antibiotics, a cold laser and some good old TLC Khalid is improving slowly and steadily.“Thankfully he has started to trust us again and seems quite grateful for his new lease on life!! We are so fortunate to have caring vets and tools to be able to help wonderful dogs like this!!” the organization’s post states.According to the rescue, the vet has been in touch with Animal Control officials and is documenting every step of Khalid’s treatment so authorities can find the perpetrators.“It breaks my heart, I think about all of the pain he was in,” said Gillespie.Gillespie said Horry County Police is investigating this case instead of the Georgetown Police Department because Khalid was found in Horry County.News 13 reached out to Horry County Police, officials said they are looking into the case, but do not have any information on a suspect at this time.Khalid will be available to adopt as soon as he’s cleared by the vet, Gillespie said he’s expected to recover in three weeks.
To donate to Khalid’s care or find out how to get involved you can visit their website here.