This was a delicate rescue operation (Video)

Hope for Paws has been a leader in helping stray dogs. Always willing to go above and beyond, Hope for Paws saves dogs that others couldn’t manage to or simply weren’t willing to. The rescue team was recently in South Carolina and when they heard about a dog suffering in a coyote trap in Lexington, they knew they had to help. Leghold traps are used as methods of population control of predators like wolves, black bears, and coyotes. The traps are notoriously cruel methods of killing animals, as they keep them painfully trapped until the hunter returns to kill them or they starve to death. Knowing how much pain the dog must have been in, Hope for Paws was fighting the clock to save her. Local officials tried to capture the dog for several subsequent days, but the terrified dog always managed to scramble away.

Despite the clear suffering of the dog, the rescuers were threatened that any attempt to save the dog would result in an immediate arrest. Hope for Paws was certainly not about to give up and realized they needed to find a way “in” with Lexington Animal Control, so they sent out a desperate plea to their supporters.This was a delicate situation and time was running out.Thanks to countless animal lovers, rescuers got the green light to go to the dog’s location and start to gain her trust. As you can see in the video, the poor girl was nervous and tried to escape. Stray dogs tend to be skeptical of people and for good reason. Little did she know that all they wanted was to help her.

They patiently worked with the dog

But the Hope for Paws team patiently worked with the dog, now named Hermione, and gained her trust! Hermione has since been taken to the vet to have the cruel trap removed. This was an amazing rescue that took the help of many, including Hope for Paws, animal control, local police, and the many volunteers who persisted on helping this sweet girl! Watch the video, after several surgeries and months of care, they were ready to see if Hermione’s paw would be okay.

She has made a truly miraculous recovery! Look at Hermione now! She is now free, safe, loved, well-fed, and rested.

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