Dog that chewed off leg is safe at shelter

Dog that chewed off leg is safe at shelter

SALEM

A 6-year-old dog that chewed off her own broken left hind leg is in a humane shelter awaiting surgery this week and eventually will be available for adoption.

Holly, a wire-haired Jack Russell terrier-beagle mix, is at the Humane Society of Columbiana County in Salem, said Heather Jurina, shelter manager.

After receiving an anonymous tip, humane agent Jan Palmer found Holly on Friday in a New Waterford residence.

A witness told Palmer that Holly originally lived in an outdoor rabbit hutch, where wire became wrapped around her leg, and she broke her leg trying to free it.

When her owners discovered her broken leg, they hid her in the basement instead of taking her to a veterinarian, the witness said.

No criminal charges of animal abuse or neglect have been filed, but any charges would be up to Palmer, Jurina said late Sunday.

Road closings

YOUNGSTOWN

Beginning May 2, Williams Street and Dutton Drive at Woodland Avenue will be closed until late September for bridge work, Ohio Department of Transportation officials said.

Other traffic changes already are in place: The Silliman Street entrance ramp to Interstate 680 southbound is closed until early July for bridge work. Also, I-680 will have various nighttime lane restrictions from Belle Vista Avenue to Market Street between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. for shoulder work, according to ODOT.

I-680 from Silliman Street to Woodland Avenue will have various daytime lane restrictions in either or both directions between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. for bridge work.

This work is part of a $14.1 million project to rehabilitate seven bridges along I-680, and the entire project is scheduled to be completed in July 2013.