Five months and four surgeries after he was found bound with duct tape in a Windsor field, "Justice" the dog is finally ready to find a permanent home.
"He does still have some scars, but they are really healing up," says Executive Director of the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society Melanie Coulter. "He definitely still has some emotional baggage from what he's been through, but he's doing really well."
Michael Earl Hill is serving a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges.
Coulter says an overwhelming number of people offered to adopt Justice, but he has some special needs. She says Justice will do best in a home where there are no other animals and no small children.
"He really loves his toys," says Coulter. "If you have his stuffed toy, he will grab it from you and a small child could get accidentally injured."
Because Justice will need a special family, the humane society is carefully screening any potential adoptive families. Anyone interested in giving Justice a home is asked to email the humane society. A short survey will be returned and potential adopters will have to meet with humane society officials.
"We want to make sure we'll have a home for him that will be able to meet his needs and not just be drawn by heart-strings," says Coulter.
The humane society hopes to place Justice in his new home by mid-June.
