Buddy survived. Hundreds of others won’t.
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Buddy was a small homeless puppy when a driver sped up on purpose and slammed into him.
The impact threw him to the ground and left him unable to stand, lift his head, or move.
A security guard who witnessed the cruelty called for help, and one of our brave volunteers in Bahrain rushed to rescue him.
Buddy suffered a shattered hip and thigh bone leaving him in extreme pain.
The veterinarians had to remove broken bone pieces, place a long metal plate and screws inside his leg, and use wires to hold what was left of the bone together.
Thanks to emergency care made possible by you, Buddy survived — but hundreds of other dogs across Bahrain are not as lucky.
They are starving, suffering, or being shot.
In the Kingdom of Bahrain, next to Saudi Arabia, the situation for many homeless animals is described as a "living nightmare".
For many, those who do not die from starvation are shot to death by gunmen, or run over by hit-and-run drivers, who leave them to die slowly from horrific injuries.
Except for one very lucky puppy, named Buddy.
For days, he could not walk or lift his head.
But Buddy never gave up — neither did our volunteer who saved him.
I am reaching out to you now for three important reasons:
1. Help Bring Buddy Home
To ask for your help in getting Buddy out of Bahrain and bringing him to the U.S. (Miami, Florida), and in finding him a home here.
He is still alive but remains in Bahrain, and local activists report that it is nearly impossible to find homes for street dogs there.
If you would like to adopt Buddy, please reply to Buddy@600MillionDogs.org
2. Help With Buddy’s Medical and Travel Costs
Buddy's medical bills are high, and flying him from Bahrain to Miami will also cost.
If you would like to help cover his medical care or part of his travel costs, your support would make a world of difference.
3. Urge Bahrain to Stop the Killings
I am also writing to ask for help once again in pressuring King Hamad, the King of Bahrain, to end the shootings and the nightly killings of homeless dogs.
If you have not already signed our petition to the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, please sign today.
4. Connect Us with People Who Can Help
If you know any military personnel, reporters, or government officials in Bahrain -- or in the US, who would be willing to help -- please let me know their contact information so that we can contact them right away.
There is a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. If you know anyone serving there — or anyone connected to them — they might be able to help bring Buddy home.
Please send any information to me at Buddy@600MillionDogs.org
Do not let another puppy face this kind of nightmare.
Please, sign our petition and donate.
Your voice and compassion can save lives — one life now, and hundreds more tomorrow.
Thank you very much in advance for your support. Your help is very much needed and deeply appreciated.
You can read more about Buddy below in P.S. #1 and more about Danger for animal people in Bahrain in the P.S. #2 below.
PS 1 of 2) Danger for animal people in Bahrain
In short, “Human rights conditions started to decline by 2007 when torture began to be employed again. In 2011, Human Rights Watch described the country’s human rights situation as “dismal,” and women did not have the right to vote until 2002 — only 24 years ago. (Footnotes 208, 209, and 235 at Wikipedia: Bahrain – Policy Framework)
P.S 2 of 2) More about Buddy — the extent of his suffering and the severity of injuries.
In a panic, at first Buddy tried to run away from our volunteer, but couldn’t.
He could only “drag his back legs — one extremely swollen, just hanging there, straight down, all loose and twisted, and not connected to anything.”
Buddy endured a devastating accident by being struck by a car: the impact shattered the bones in his hip and leg so severely that emergency surgery was his only chance to survive.
He sustained multiple serious fractures affecting major weight-bearing bones and joints, causing extreme pain and requiring complex surgical repair.
According to the veterinarian’s report, the injuries were not just simple breaks — they were multiple, complex fractures involving both the hip socket (acetabulum) and the thigh bone (femur).
Buddy’s femur was “comminuted and displaced,” meaning it was shattered into multiple sharp fragments and pushed out of alignment. Each broken edge of bone would have caused excruciating pain, cutting through surrounding muscle and tissue.
X-rays revealed that even the metaphysis, a critical area near the growth region of the bone, was broken — an especially painful and serious location. The hip fracture made every movement of his leg unbearable, leaving him unable to stand, walk, or even shift position without agony.
Surgeons had to remove bone shards and reconstruct his leg piece by piece using metal plates, screws, and wire to hold the splintered bones together.
A 12-hole locking plate with screws was implanted to re-attach and secure the broken femoral pieces. This level of surgical repair is typically reserved for the most severe trauma cases.
Despite Buddy’s small size and unimaginable pain, he survived the assault and the emergency operation — a testament to his will to live.
The veterinarian said, “Before surgery, every breath and heartbeat would have sent waves of pain through his broken bones. This was not a minor injury — it was a catastrophic orthopedic trauma caused by a violent impact.”
Thanks to your past support, Buddy is now on the long road to recovery. The vet also said “Buddy was friendly and playful, despite the severity of his multiple injuries.”
Please donate if you can.
Every dollar helps our campaign to stop the cruelty — and give survivors like Buddy a future.
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