An elderly dog has passed away in its owner’s arms after suffering a series of panic attacks following some fireworks.
Antonella Modasjazh, the owner of the dog named Magui, posted about the tragedy on Facebook, citing her death as a result of her being “old” and “scared.”
Besides putting up images of the dying dog, Antonella said her family called for a vet’s help in the city, however, no one came.
The sad story has since been shared 12,000 times on Facebook, as well as got thousands of comments.
Antonella wrote, “She was our loved pet! Her name was Magui and she has just died. She was old and was terrified of fireworks. We did not know where to put her while other people were having fun, she was going through a very bad moment. She had an attack, we called all the vets in Esquel to help us but nobody attended us. The dog died in the arms of my son, begging to call anybody to help her.”
Adopt, Sterilize, Teach, an Argentinian dog charity shared the story as a hope of raising awareness.
ADAE wrote, “Your fun terrified her, it generated an inexplicable panic. Your fun killed her. Maui died in the arms of her owner. Her family lost a member of the family.”
In response to the post, several users expressed their frustration at the charities who did not answer their phones.
One commented, “Maybe the fireworks were sold on the black market. Lack of control, poor little dog, how sad, those who love animals know the pain of their loss.”
