Gravely injured hound found struggling to survive in the woods

Earlier this month, a gravely injured hound was found struggling to survive in the woods of rural St. Johns County. The dog, dubbed Sami, was picked up by a good Samaritan and taken in by Florida Urgent Rescue (F.U.R.).
The rescue group immediately took the injured and emaciated hound to a veterinarian; according to the organization, her wounds are consistent with having been thrown from a car. There is speculation that Sami was dumped by a hunter who no longer wanted or needed her…and she has been trying to survive for the last several months on her own.

Though Sami is out of harm’s way and recuperating with a foster home, and veterinary care, she is not out of the woods. On February 11, Mike Merrill, the rescue group’s founder, updated Facebook followers about Sami’s struggles: