A family living on the outskirts of Philippi’s Kampies informal settlement is mourning the loss of their beloved dog Bruno, who was attacked and stung numerous times by a swarm of bees on Thursday afternoon.
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Their eldest son, who heard a loud buzzing noise in the backyard, went to investigate and discovered their dog being attacked by a cloud of thousands of angry bees who went ‘crazy.’
He wrapped himself in a blanket and dashed outside to save Bruno, who was rushed to the Animal Welfare Society of SA’s hospital, where the full scope of the ferocious attack became clear.
Bruno was severely traumatised and covered in bee stings as a result of the freak attack.
There were stings in his ears, on the tender underside of his stomach, inside his mouth, down his throat, and all over his tongue.
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The hospital team immediately began treating him, but despite everyone’s best efforts, Bruno died shortly after being admitted.
Finding someone to relocate the bees proved to be a daunting task because no one was willing to help for free, but we just received confirmation from a local beekeeper that he would assist later today.
We had not anticipated this curve ball and would be grateful to hear from bee experts willing to donate their time and expertise to help save these precious little creatures.
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