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Minnie’s life in Puerto Rico was about as far from white gloves and oversized hair bows as you can get. The miniature mutt was forced to roam the beaches and compete for scraps with a pack of eight other dogs – no home, human caretaker or human mouse lover in sight. To make matters even less magical, Minnie was emaciated, had no use of her back leg and suffered from severe scabies that left her skin inflamed and intensely itchy.
Fortunately, Minnie’s luck was about to change, thanks to the efforts of a determined rescuer—not a steamboat-driving, anthropomorphic mouse, but a compassionate local woman who plucked her from the streets and drove her for hours to a clinic where PETA conducted a Spay-a-Thon.
In partnership with the Humane Society of Puerto Rico, PETA helped sterilize and vaccinate 215 animals in just two days. But when our field workers saw Minnie’s sad condition, they knew she needed advanced care. That could only mean one thing – the wretched Mouseketeer was about to hitch a ride all the way back to PETA’s headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.
Minnie’s leg was in such bad shape that it had to be amputated, but the 1-year-old pup was no stranger to rolling with the punches. Already used to walking on three legs, she quickly returned from the operation and began hard-mousing around.
She received treatment for her closet, spent time healing in a nursing home, and put on a healthy weight, weighing about 28 pounds—a little more than a real mouse.
Minnie can be a bit nervous at first and she will need a patient adopter who will give her time to adjust. Once those first date jitters are over, Minnie’s sweet and playful personality is bound to shine – she’ll be ditching her toys in no time.
Unlike her rodent namesake, Minnie gets along well with cats. She is currently in a foster home with several other dogs, but she needs a slow and steady introduction to any new canine siblings.
Ready to share your mouse house with Minnie? E-mail [email protected] to learn more!