THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 5, 2022 Page 3 Good Samaritan and Malden Police save tiny dog's life Starving, mistreated Chihuahua was found abandoned, near death on Malden Bike Path By Steve Freker I f a tiny, abandoned and mistreated Chihuahua was discovered even a few hours later, it might not have survived. Fortunately for “Bailey,” a Good Samaritan from Malden found him – sick and emaciated – huddling in some bushes along the Northern Strand Trail in the area of Dell and Branch Streets in Malden. The local resident careful wrapped the starving dog in a blanket and brought him to the Malden Police Department; MPD Animal Control Offi cer Kevin Alkins was sumstarving, tiny dog all alone like that,” Offi cer Alkins said in a televised regional newscast on Wednesday. Malden Police Animal Control Offi cer Kevin Alkins (center) with Animal Rescue League offi cers with Bailey, a dog rescued in Malden. (Courtesy/WHDH7News) Bailey, a renamed 2.7-pound Chihuahua, was found sick and starving after being abandoned on the Northern Strand Trail in Malden last week. The Malden Police and Animal Rescue League are working on the case and the ARL is helping Bailey get well. (Courtesy/WHDH7News) “We are asking for some help from the public to identify the owner or anyone else who had a role in leaving this defenseless animal out there by itself,” Alkins said. “Bailey would have died if that SAMARITAN | SEE PAGE 9 Malden Police Animal Control Offi cer Kevin Alkins described what happened to the tiny Chihuahua dog “Bailey” that was found on the Northern Strand Trail in Malden recently. (Courtesy/WHDH7News) moned to the Police Station on Eastern Avenue. The dog was initially treated at an animal hospital in Charlestown and then transferred to the Animal Rescue League (ARL). The dog, now called Bailey, was fi lthy and emaciated, weighing just 2.7 pounds and scoring a two out of nine on the body condition score index, the ARL said. The dog also suff ered severe fur loss and his body was covered in scabs. Additionally, the dog tested positive and is being treated for giardia, a parasitic illness that may indicate that the dog was living in unsanitary conditions. On Wednesday this week, the ARL of Boston and Malden Police told the story of Bailey’s lifesaving rescue and let the public know they are still investigating the situation. “We want to know who and why someone would leave a sick,
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