Wednesday’s Warrior: Animal Rescuers Donate Old Bait Dog Hats to Create “Eternal Ears”


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(WTNH) – Wings of Freedom Animal Rescue rescues dogs in need, speaking out for those with no voice. A former bait dog even received an eternal gift, thanks to the work of one of the foster families.

“Don’t close your eyes,” said Kathy Williamson, president of Wings of Freedom. “If you see something, say something.”

They welcome dogs from everywhere, near and far, like Scooter, which was once used in the south as a bait dog for dogfights.

“Then they took this poor dog and threw him on the side of a rural road,” Williamson said.

When Scooter was found, his chances were dire, but his hope was not. “He has 150 bites from the front paws up, and as she took him to the vet, he was licking her hand.”

Left without ears from his painful past, Scooter eventually gained strength, a lot of love and great popularity on social media.

“Her fancy foster family in South Carolina decided that a dog should have ears to express themselves, so they started making hats for him,” Williamson said. “He’s become this social media sensation. People would get up in the morning and say “where’s the Scooter hat for today”.

Scooter had eternal ears! When he was good enough, Scooter finally reached Wings of Freedom here in Connecticut where they continued their care in person, truly putting him under their wings. Each dog’s story is different, but each story shares the same lesson.

“Dogs really live in the moment,” said Williamson. “He knows he has a big family.”

The association is managed 100% by volunteers. “We have foster homes. We don’t have a kennel so all of our dogs go home.

In total, the Griswold-based organization saved “just over 2,350 dogs in seven years.”

For more information, visit the Wings of Freedom Animal Rescue website.

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