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Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) – The dog thrown out of a 4th floor window on Friday morning will get the surgery it needs to help recover from injuries suffered in the fall.
The DeWitt Animal Hospital says their phone lines were flooded Monday with callers offering to help pay for Peggy the dog’s surgery. Police say the dog was thrown out of the 4th story window at a building along the 1800 block of East Fayette Street by a 20-year-old man, causing Peggy to suffer multiple fractures.
Stephanie Ingram, from the DeWitt Animal Hospital said, “As soon as it aired yesterday, we had donations flooding in. It was so overwhelming as far as the donations.” The hospital said as of 8am, they had more than enough money to cover the surgery.
Dan Holdredge is one of the people who donated to help Peggy out. “My wife and I are both big animal lovers. We figured it was the least we could do to help this dog out,” Holdredge said. “She didn’t do anything to deserve this.”
Peggy will undergo surgery Wednesday morning. It’s going to cost about $3,000.
Hospital workers are grateful “I just wanna say a super thank you for everyone who donated and called immediately. It was just overwhelming and it’s so nice that people really cared so much about her,” Ingram said.
The 20-year-old accused of throwing the dog out the window, Rickey Coleman, has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty and criminal trespass.
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