Really Cute Dog Story

Nebraska Red · December 16, 2009

Pugs Forced To Eat Dead Owner

Dogs survive two weeks on dead man's flesh

Two loveable pets are forced to survive by eating their owner’s dead body. The pugs named Harry and Sally spent two weeks in a Papillion home after the 51-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police don’t suspect foul play. A neighbor noticed there were no tracks in the snow from the home and called police last week.

Officers found the man dead and determined that his pets had no dog food. So Papillion Police believe the dogs survived by using their owner’s face, head and torso as a food source.

The pugs were turned over to the Nebraska Humane Society. The director of animal welfare for NHS Denise Gurss told Channel 6 News, “There was not any actual evidence that we saw that there was blood or tissue anywhere on the dogs.”

The man lived alone and a neighbor said they didn’t see him often. The pugs, 4-year-old Harry and 3-year-old Sally, seemed to be the man’s only companions.

The Humane Society will take ownership of the two pugs if the dead owner’s family doesn’t claim them by Wednesday. The dogs are being examined, tested and will have up-to-date vaccinations.

Greg Bichel, who assists in pet behavior testing, said, "They are well adjusted, adoptable animals.”

"They're happy to have someone around them who wants to touch them," said Gurss. "They were thrilled to get a bath, jump up and kiss faces and see people. So I think they are going to be just fine."

The Humane Society plans to adopt Harry and Sally together as a pair. Any new owner will be informed of how the dogs were forced to survive.

I am not sure there'll be many takers for these 2 cuties, hard to see them eating Pedigree Chum after tasting human flesh. Any new owner would be scared of falling asleep.

matty · December 16, 2009