The dog, known as  Fofoe was in 2015 tortured in Ehi near Dzodze by a pork  seller who was said to have intentionally trapped it.

The suspect was later convicted by the Dzodze District Magistrate’s Court for causing harm to the dog, and was ordered to compensate the animal with GH¢500 to enable it to undergo veterinary treatment.

Two years after the landmark judgment, Fofoe was reported to have been involved in a domestic accident and died two weeks ago.

The owner Mr Stephen Atatsi said Fofoe was run over by a vehicle that was parked in the house while it lay beneath it.

Mr Atatsi who described the death as painful promised a befitting burial for his pet by building a veterinary clinic in the district to serve other dogs in the community.

The late Fofoe, 23 years of age has since been deposited at the St Anthony’s hospital morgue in Dzodze awaiting burial next month.

He said, invitation letters have been sent to friends and families to join him in mourning of his dog.

Mr Atatsi who revealed his closeness to the dog condemned people who maltreat animals without realizing that such cruelties threaten the existence of the innocent animals.

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By: King Norbert Akpablie/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The dog was overcome by the heat and smoke of the blaze in Santa Monica, California, and was unresponsive.

But firefighter Andrew Klein managed to bring 10-year-old Nalu, a Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu, “back from the dead”.

Mr Klein discovered Nalu unconscious in a back bedroom after crawling on all fours into the blazing apartment.

“He was totally lifeless,” the firefighter told the Associated Press news agency. “I picked him up and ran out of the apartment because time is key, especially with a small dog… Failure was not an option.”

As the dog’s distraught owner Crystal Lamirande knelt crying nearby, Mr Klein and his crew spent the next 20 minutes giving the dog oxygen and performing “mouth-to-snout” resuscitation.

“After 20 minutes, the dog began breathing on its own and regained consciousness, even regaining the ability to walk around,” the Santa Monica Fire Department said in a press release.

Nalu has now fully recovered after spending 24 hours in an oxygen tent.

Ms Lamirande, a radiology nurse, said she was overwhelmed by the effort made by Mr Klein and his team to save her dog.

“His eyes were glazed over and he was not breathing and I assumed he was dead,” she said. “But the firefighter said ‘I’m a positive person. Let’s just get him back’.”
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By: BBC

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