CROFTON, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A Crofton family has been inspired to start a rescue after the community rallied behind a severely neglected stray dog. Lacee Knight first saw the Bluetick Coonhound mix running alongside a cornfield in Crofton on June 30, and she decided to bring him in.
“He was absolutely just skin and bones, so we stopped immediately and bribed him into the car with half a Godfather’s pizza,” Knight told Christian County Now. “When we found him, he was absolutely pitiful. His spine, rib cage and hip bones were prominent, and he looked like he hadn’t eaten in months.”
They initially reached out to local shelters to try and find him a facility to safely recover at, but nearby shelters and the Christian County Humane Society were at capacity. Due to the extent of the recovery he required, admission would also put him at risk of being euthanized.
Community chips in for vet bill
Knight decided to hold on to the sweet pup, bringing him home to her farm in Crofton and giving him the name Blue. An appointment at the Hopkinsville Animal Clinic revealed he had a severe bacterial infection and also had fleas, ticks, hookworms. They left the vet with six medications, hope, and a $500 vet bill.
At this point, Knight took to Facebook and publicly shared Blue’s journey. Through community engagement, she learned that Blue had been spotted around Crofton for several months, possibly since early spring. She shared the details of the vet bill, and the community immediately responded and contributed funds. Within a couple of days, she had raised enough to pay off the first bill as people became invested in his recovery…