A severely malnourished two-year-old boy was discovered being breastfed by a neighbour's pregnant dog in Arica, Chile, The Indepedent reports.
The boy was found by a neighbour, who noticed him nursing on her dog Reina in a mechanic's workshop. He had been abandoned by his family and had apparently sought nourishment from the only place he could find.
He was immediately taken to a hospital and put into protective welfare custody. He also had lice and was suffering from a skin infection. When his mother showed up at the hospital, she was drunk but was not charged with a crime because officials said she had not physically harmed the boy.
Marcela Labraña, director of Chile's National Service for Minors, called the boy's situation "reprehensible and inhumane." The organization filed a neglect complaint against the boy's parents. A court hearing to determine future custody of the boy is set to take place in September.
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