Labrador Retriever mix, Buddy, continues to recover from horrific burns
After five skin grafts, Buddy s doctor said he s nearly 90% healed.
Posted: Jul 21, 2021 9:51 PM
Updated: Jul 22, 2021 9:17 AM
Posted By: Rhea Thornton
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - It s been 87 days that the Mississippi State University Veterinary school has housed one of their most well-known, and loved patients, Buddy the yellow Labrador Retriever.
Veterinarians said he was one of the most burned patients they ve ever seen.
Buddy continues to heal after five skin grafts over the burned patches. Photo taken: 7/21/21.
Buddy, a dog who was burned in Tate County, pictured before his injuries. Photo submitted
Loving Dog Named Buddy Is on the Road to Recovery After Being Intentionally Set on Fire People 8 hrs ago
Buddy the dog is on the road to recovery.
Last month, a 12-year-old child intentionally set the stray Labrador retriever mix on fire. Buddy is currently being treated at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University for severe burns sustained during the incident. He s a loving, forgiving dog, Sandy Williams, shelter director of the Tunica Humane Society, told the
Clarion Ledger. I don t know how he s come through this and kept his tender heart, but he has. He s going to make somebody an exceptional dog.
Child accused of intentionally setting dog on fire won t be charged, police say
By The Associated Press
Tunica Humane Society
SENATOBIA, Miss. - A child has reportedly confessed to intentionally setting a dog on fire in north Mississippi, but authorities said the suspect can’t be charged.
Buddy was found last week in Tate County with severe burns to his face and an extension cord wrapped around his neck. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said it had a confession in the case Wednesday from a child, but because state law prevents children younger than 12 from being criminally charged, the case will go no further, WMC-TV reported.