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Lost Dog - Urgent plea for help – Oct 2008

Injuries leave a lasting mark and this has been proved true with the case of Inra, a black Labrador-Collie. Lost in the spring of 2008, there have been reported sightings of him walking near Ilkeston.

Inra, a dog treated cruelly, has now developed a fear of people and since he has gone missing, it is feared that he may be on the brink of death because of starvation.

Inra has no natural knowledge of fending for himself and hence has no means to acquire food, adding to it is his fear of humans which makes him run away when people approach him with food. 

He was once adopted by a home on the edge of Derby, however, his new owner managed to lose him within just four days near Spondon and Ockbrook.

He has also been seen near the fields and lanes of East Derbyshire looking like a poor lost soul with skin sticking to his bones who darts away at the sight of a human.

Although an extensive campaign through posters and leaflets resulted in jammed lines to the RSPCA, the dog still remains missing.

An RSPCA spokesperson confirmed that Inra’s route has been first east to Ockbrook and Risley, following which he wandered off north to Stanton-by-Dale, west towards Dale Abbey, back north towards Shipley Park and Stanley Common, turning southwards towards Smalley Crossroads and Morely Hayes finally heading west to Coxbench, Horsely, Woodhouse and Holbrok.

Inra is a medium sized  black Labrador-Collie cross, has a greying muzzle and has very distinct ears, one drooping down.