Andrea Rosebrock 
Buddy, as this lab-shepherd is now known, has had a rough start to his life. Only about a year old, he was recently found cowering under a trailer, covered in blood, waiting to die. A witness saw a group of men in a wooded area near Laraine Street in Fayetteville, NC, brutally beating the dog with a machete.
“They was hitting it and cutting at it and things like that. Just trying to kill it,” Dwayne Shepherd said.
The cowards ran away when confronted and haven’t been identified or seen since and Shepherd found the dog under the mobile home.
“He started to move around a little bit, and then I was just like, ‘He was waiting to die,’” Shepherd said.
Buddy was taken to a vet and one of his front legs was so crushed there was no blood supply to it at all and it had to be amputated. He was also emaciated, covered in mange and other infections. Buddy is now recovering at the Haven Friends for Life No Kill Animal Shelter in Raeford but authorities want to find the wastes of human life responsible for inflicting such suffering on this innocent and defenseless dog.
A group of men armed with a machete against a sick, malnourished dog, that must have been a helluva sport for them! Real tough guys, the kind of guys you see beating on women and children because they’re not man enough to take on a real man! Nothing but cowards and bullies!
Thankfully Buddy is safe, thanks to the bravery of a good Samaritan who was not afraid to step in and at Haven Friends they are determined that his future will be brighter and more loving than his past.
Anyone with information on who abused Buddy should call Cumberland County Animal Control at 910-321-6852. Get that trash, scum off the street! Who knows who they might decide to bully next time if there’s no innocent and defenseless dog? An elderly person…. a child… someone disabled….??
Thank God that man was there or this story would have never surfaced , and Buddy would have died and no one would know .Again , what a bunch of useless morons , something very mean should be done to them
when i see things like this i feel so much sadness and hurt for these poor animals then it turn’s to rage i whant to make these gutless,parisites,pay and pay dearly all they whant is to be loved by some one i don’t get it i realy doin’t!
In my world , everyone would have done anything to help this poor soul , and beat the crap out of those idiots
Worthless scum seem to be what they are … I’m glad that someone saved the poor pup from such a life. These guys I can only say would be best seen at the end of rope hanging… the world is getting worse and one can only say what is it going to be like in another 5 years or if we make past 2012…
May there always be legal concealed carrying of firearms, hopefully in every state eventually, for anyone without a felony record. If I saw those two and had my pistol they would end up missing their kneecaps and God knows what other body parts.
“Well I feel bad about it officers, but when I tried to intervene they threatened me with those machetes”. They would never be a threatened to any living creature again.
I fired everytime they moved and they moved everytime I fired, officer, that’s why I emptied 2 clips.
I agree Charlie – I’d sure take the chance to punish those scumbags myself if I had the opportunity. The sad thing is they deserve it while the poor dog did nothing to deserve what they did to him.
Pure trash~A bunch of big strong men gathering to beat on a sick little dog.So disgusting,they deserve to be caught and punished big time.I am so happy Buddy survived and is now on the road to recovery and a great loving happy home.
I would also like to say Thank you to whoever confronted these lowlifes~We need more people in the world willing to stand up to abusers.Bless you.
Very true Sissy, too few people are willing to step out of their safe little lives. There are so many heroes out there, unsung… I wish I could thank every one of them, the rescuers, the volunteers, those that take in the unwanted and strays…. I can’t even begin to name them and there are many of them here too. Angels, heroes all… thank you! And as Sissy says, bless you!
D.
Poor Buddy. Look at that adorable face. Asking “what in the world did I do wrong?”. Glad to see Charlie and wpsflyboy commenting. They usually have some good words to contribute to this site. I always get a bit of a smile when I picture the things they say being done. “Yes officer….I did cry out for help, but they kept coming at me with that machete and the only defense I had was my pistol. I didn’t mean to shoot them there, but I was really scared!” I hope to God they find these nightmare human’s (?). AND, if they don’t, I am sure the Karma they receive will be the ultimate that God can delve out. Good luck Buddy and may you get the best furever home ever. You so deserve lots of love and wonderful care. I am so sorry you had to be treated with such disrespect. I hate these bastards…I really do.
By the way……..God Bless you Dwayne Shepherd…..you saved his life. Wish you could adopt him as well. He would probably, some day, be your lifesaver. For sure, he will be forever grateful to you and he will never, ever forget you…never!
Hi Group their was not a man in that bunch it is sorry to say I wish the same on them is that wrong I sure hope not when something bad happens to them I want them to think about this poor dog ……..jeffrey
Dwayne Sheperd, you are Buddy’s guardian angel. God sent you to that spot to save this poor baby. I too would like to be able to carry a pistol – just as Charlie and wpsflyboy stated. What a bunch of low lifes to attack a dog. Why didn’t they take the machete out on each other, that would have been much more of an interest to the “common folk” who do not understand the love of a dog/human. I know for a fact that 99% of us here would have been after those sob’s in a heartbeat.
Buddy, thank God and Mr. Shepard that you are in good hands right now. You sweet little boy, you will heal, but it will take time to trust again. Get well little one.
What sick bastards they deserve the same treatment Id love to cut them up and actually kill um, they need 2 be found!!