A dog who was thrown from a moving lorry was “incredibly lucky to survive”, but is doing well and enjoying life with her adopted owners, the RSPCA says.
Bella, who has been renamed by her new family, was found underweight, frightened and covered with a flea-ridden, matted coat by the side of the road in Yalding, Kent on 28 January this year.
Vets discovered she had been thrown from the window of a lorry travelling as fast as 50mph.
Inspector Kirsten Ormerod said her team were “amazed” she survived the incident.
“Bella was incredibly lucky to survive after being hurled from the moving vehicle at such a high speed and vets were incredibly concerned that she may have suffered internal bleeding so performed surgery immediately,” she added.
The RSPCA has launched an investigation into who was responsible but it is still unsolved.
After being nursed back to health, Bella was adopted by Gill, her husband Ray and their daughter – a family who live in nearby Maidstone.
Gill, who found Bella on the RSPCA’s ‘find a pet’ website, said: “She is really happy here and is always wagging her tail.
“She can be a bit naughty and play-bites a lot, but we love her just the way she is.”
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