MEET HELEEN

JUNE 12/2010

THIS EVENING AT 7:00 P.M., WE RECEIVED A CALL THAT A HORSE HAD FALLEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN A DANGEROUS SHANTY TOWN...THE OWNER WAS BEATING THE HELL OUT OF HER TRYING TO GET HER TO HER FEET, BUT OF COURSE SHE COULDN'T DUE TO EXTREME MALNUTRITION AND MALTREATMENT...WE FIRST CALLED THE VETERINARIAN AND THEN THE POLICE... COQUI AND HER CREW WENT TO THE MOUNTED POLICE TO GET A HORSE TRAILER AND SHE ALSO BROUGHT SOME FRESH ALFALFA...WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE THE POOR GIRL WAS STILL ON THE ASPHALT; SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY HELPLESS...A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE STANDING AROUND ALONG WITH THE OWNER...COQUI SENT THE SECRETARY OF THE CVFAF TO THE POLICE STATION TO PRESS CHARGES...THE OWNER AND THE POLICE WERE HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH THE OWNER, AND COQUI STEPPED IN AND SAID: "TAKE A GOOD LOOK BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU WILL SEE HER."...HELEEN WAS TRYING TO GET UP, BUT SHE WAS SO WEAK, AND SO TIRED, SHE COULDN'T...COQUI DECIDED THE BEST THING TO DO WAS TO GET HER ON A MATTRESS AND THEN TRY TO GET HER TO HER FEET...AFTER THE VET GAVE HER AN INJECTION, SHE WAS ABLE TO STAND...WE HELPED HER INTO THE HORSE TRAILER, AND TOOK HER DIRECTLY TO THE SHELTER...SHE DOESN'T LOOK THIN, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THE VET IS PRETTY SURE SHE IS PREGNANT.

FIRST PHOTOS TAKEN SHOW HELEEN ON THE ASPHALT...COQUI PUT HER JACKET UNDER HELEEN'S HEAD, AS SHE KEPT TRYING TO LIFT HER HEAD AND THEN DROPPING TO THE STREET.

ON THE LEFT SHE IS FINALLY ABLE TO REST...SHE HAS A VERY BAD GASH ON HER BACK, BUT IT WILL HEAL...AFTER WE START TREATMENT.

ON THE LEFT SHE IS EATING THE FRESH ALFALFA...ON THE RIGHT THE POLICE GET THE TRAILER READY TO TRANSPORT HER TO THE EAGLE'S NEST

IN THE TRAILER ARRIVING AT HER NEW HOME

ON THE LEFT, HAVING HER FIRST STEPS AS A FREE GIRL, AND EATING SOME FRESH GRASS AND ON THE RIGHT SHE HAS HER FIRST GOOD MEAL...SHE WON'T HAVE TO EAT GARBAGE ANYMORE.

WE ALSO RESCUED A SECOND HORSE THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S STILL AT THE POLICE STATION...WE WILL HAVE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TOMORROW...COQUI IS VERY TIRED AND NEEDS TO GET SOME REST TONIGHT.

JUNE 13/2010 HELEEN UPDATE

POOR HELEEN...WE DON'T THINK SHE HAS EVER HAD FOOD GIVEN TO HER IN A BUCKET...AS SOON AS WE PUT IT DOWN FOR HER, SHE KNOCKED IT OVER AND STARTED EATING OFF THE GROUND...SHE LOVES THE NICE COOL WATER CONTAINER.

SNOWY, ONE OF OUR RESCUED DOGS, HAS DECIDED HE IS GOING TO BE HELEEN'S GUARDIAN...HE STICKS VERY CLOSE TO HER, AND HELEEN LIKES HIM.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE THAT HELEEN HAS MANY SCARS ON HER TIRED OLD BODY AND LEGS...THE WOUNDS ARE BEING TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AN VITAMINS...SHE IS VERY CONTENT TO BE IN A FRIENDLY PLACE AND IS ENJOYING HER FIRST DAY AT THE EAGLE'S NEST.

JUNE 17/2010 HELEEN HAS LEFT US FOR A BETTER PLACE.

TODAY AT 11:00 AM, HELEEN PASSED AWAY...THE INFECTION ON HER BACK WAS GETTING WORSE, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS GETTING TREATMENT...BLOOD TESTS SHOWED THAT SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE LIVER DAMAGE AND WAS ANEMIC...THE VET GAVE HER SEVERAL SHOTS IN THE NECK, AND COQUI APPLIED HEART MASSAGE, BUT OUR DEAR SWEET GIRL DIED...SHE WILL BE BURIED NEXT TO BENJIE AND FELIPE...IT HAS BEEN A VERY SAD DAY AT THE EAGLE'S NEST, BUT WE ARE THANKFUL THAT HER LAST DAYS WERE FILLED WITH TENDER LOVE AND ATTENTION.

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