The cruelty of some mutants towards animals continues to surprise me. From the Courier (Australia):
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AN UNWANTED dog taken to the Ballarat RSPCA animal shelter over Christmas was found floating in a dam with a rope, tied to a brick, around its neck.The dog is recovering from the horrific ordeal at the Gillies St shelter.
RSPCA Ballarat manager Rob Brown said the white foxy cross was brought in by a member of the public after he found it floating in a dam at St Arnaud.
Only the low depth of the water saved the stricken animal from drowning, he said.
Jeff,
I don't think the dog escaped, I think we are victims of poor sentence structure or verb tense choice. Do you like this sentence better?
"AN UNWANTED dog taken to the Ballarat RSPCA animal shelter over Christmas had been found floating in a dam with a rope, tied to a brick, around its neck."
Yours,
Wince