English Bulldog Abused and Neglected
August 18, 2008 · Print This Article
It’s hard to look at the massive lump on this poor bulldog’s head and not want to give his abusive owner a matching injury, or worse.
Sampson the bulldog made his first appearance at a Mesa veterinary hospital in 2007 for a shattered front leg. At that time the veterinarians on staff told Sampson’s owner, Wayne Fuller, that the bulldog would require surgery to heal properly. Fuller apparently decided that he didn’t agree, and refused to act on the veterinarians recommendations.
Then within just one month Sampson was back at the hospital with a huge bump on his head. Considering his past negligence of the bulldog’s health needs, veterinarians were understandably suspicious of the injury, and questioned Fuller on it.
The real truth didn’t come out until shortly after that visit when Fuller gave the bulldog to a woman, admitting that he had hit the bulldog. The new owner took the injured bulldog in for treatment, where the veterinarian found several more injuries; including a large hematoma on Sampson’s head, numerous bone fractures throughout his body, and even an untreated neck fracture!
The Maricopa Sheriff’s office explained that with such severe injuries Sampson had to be humanely euthanized, but they weren’t going to let Fuller off so easy. They started looking heavily into Fuller’s past with the bulldog and then received information that Fuller had fled the state of Arizona and gone to California in an attempt to avoid arrest.
A warrant was issued and Fuller was quickly taken into custody. He was booked into the Maricopa County Jail in Arizona on one felony count of animal cruelty for mistreatment and one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty for failure to provide medical care.
It breaks my heart to think of Sampson being killed because of the monstrous abuse that he had received, I know that if it had been a human child we would have braced his poor broken neck and given him the surgeries he needed to heal.
I look into Abbie’s big chocolate brown eyes and promise her that I will always love and protect her, and wish that it was so simple for the rest of humanity.
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This breaks my heart. We lost our beloved 10 year old bullie in May. I live in AZ and would have gladly helped to pay for this poor boy’s care. I hope that Sheriff Joe his this bastard living in tent city eating bologna sandwiches!!!
There are plenty of people like “Fuller” who need to be brought to justice for these unfathamable acts of abuse to our living creatures. It sickens me to think that no one did anything to save this poor bulldog ( a neighbor, relative, passer by) someone had to see this dog before he went to the vet. The vet should have taken a stance the first time the dog had injuries. Are you kidding me! A shattered leg! This makes me so angry! Then the poor dog has other injuries on top of it! I am sorry but at that point DO SOMETHING to save this poor animal. I have 2 English Bulldogs and I can’t imagine why someone could even want to hurt them. I will never turn my back on an animal of any kind and if I see or suspect harm or abuse I will turn the person in without hesitation!! These animals can not speak for themselves and say someone is hurting them or neglecting them food or quality of life. Wake up people, take a stand and help our innocent creatures. I hope this guy goes to prison for a long time and isn’t allowed the privilege of owning another pet. He makes me sick and he will get his in the big house. Prisoners frown on people who hurt animals and kids! Thank God! I would have taken this bulldog in and gladly paid for ALL of his injuries and made sure he was spoiled and lived like royalty. Sampson would be protected under my care and would never have to look back. I am sick over this! I hope this guy rots in HELL!