Stray Paws Rescue Workers Sent Racist Voicemail Messages To Black Family That Reclaimed Their Dog

A south St. Louis family told News 4 they just wanted their dog back, but instead received a phone call they describe as terrifying.

In early January, Lakeisha Wortham let her Chihuahua named Bella outside in her fenced-in backyard.

A short time later, Wortham went to let the dog inside but discovered Bella was no longer in the yard.

A neighbor later told Wortham her pet was being cared for by Stray Paws Rescue, located in St. Louis.

Wortham said, “They tell us the dog is badly hurt, she’s crying out. Everything from the waist down is broken and shattered. It’s going to cost $3,000 to get her fixed. It sounds like they were trying to scare us into surrendering her so they could keep her. Because we weren’t doing that, they stopped taking our calls.”

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