Justice, dog bound with electrical tape, ready for adoption

Justice, the dog found last year bound with duct tape, is now ready for adoption, the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society said in a news release issued Thursday.

Justice was left for dead with his snout, neck and legs tightly bound with electrical tape last December.

While walking his own two dogs, Dean Cresswell found Justice behind the Canadian Tire store on Walker Road.

Justice has been recovering at the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society ever since.

The small dog underwent four surgeries, three heart worm treatment injections and dealt with two personal trainers over a five-month recovery period.

Michael Hill of Amherstburg, Ont., was charged with willfully causing unnecessary pain and suffering or injury to an animal or bird. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years behind bars in February.

Justice Micheline Rawlins also ordered Hill to give a blood sample to the DNA databank.

Some memories of the abuse still remain with Justice and so the small dog will dislike certain things, such as wearing a tight sweater.

"Despite what he has been through in his life, [Justice] loves his human friends," the humane society wrote in a news release.

There is expected to be a lot of interest based on what the organization saw during treatment, but adoption opportunities are limited for Justice.

"Due to his prey drive it is quite difficult for him to have animal friends, and we are suggesting that he go to a home where he will be the only pet," the Human Society said. "A quiet home would likely suit him best, as he has some difficulty regulating his anxiety and tends to be hyper vigilant. In a calm home Justice settles nicely, and is more then happy to cuddle up with his human friends.

"He likes children, although very young children might be a challenge given his possessiveness over his stuffed toys."

Anyone interested in adopting Justice is asked to send an email to behaviour@windsorhumane.org. The humane society expects him to be in a home by mid-June.