SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Two dogs are in need of new homes after a drive-by shooting injured a newlywed couple inside their Montgomery home and pushed them to leave the country.
Crystal Spencer, co-founder of All The Dogs animal rescue in Shelby County, said she received the call days after the July 1 shooting in Montgomery’s Oak Forest neighborhood.
Couple shot two weeks after wedding
The couple, married just two weeks, were home with their dogs, Rio and Pearl, when someone fired multiple gunshots into their house. The woman was hit in the leg. The man was hit in the arm. Both were rushed to the hospital.
Police say they have no suspects and no known motive.
Rio is one of two dogs in need of a new home after his owners were injured in a drive-by shooting in Montgomery.(WBRC)Dogs traumatized after owners hospitalized
Animal control responded to the home to collect Rio and Pearl after the shooting.
“Like they haven’t been through enough in their life and then their house was shot up and their parents were taken away and they don’t know what’s going on and then animal control comes out to come and pick them up and of course, they don’t know the dogs so the dogs are upset so they had to get them with a catch pole which was traumatizing to them as well,” Spencer said.
UK breed ban prevents dogs from joining owners
The dogs were not hurt in the shooting, but they need new families. The couple is now moving to the United Kingdom, where the woman is from.
Under UK law, certain breeds are banned from entering the country, preventing Rio and Pearl from making the trip.
Spencer said she hopes to place the dogs together, but finding a loving home is the top priority.
You can learn more about Rio by clicking or tapping here and Pearl by clicking or tapping here.
Adoption Application:
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/ATD/Dog
Foster Application:
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/ATD/Dog
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