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Rosemary and Duncan Briggs, the owners of Roscan Sanctum in the Hex River Valley, with Pixi, Vlooi and Dude. (PHOTO: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp)
Rosemary and Duncan Briggs, the owners of Roscan Sanctum in the Hex River Valley, with Pixi, Vlooi and Dude. (PHOTO: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp)

The dogs on this farm are the picture of happiness, wagging their tails, jumping joyfully, barking with unbridled delight. They’re so full of life it’s almost impossible to imagine the horrors they were once subjected to.

Berry, an eight-year-old Jack Russell mix, was so abused he was close to death and vultures had begun to peck at him.

Pit bull Grace (9) was used as bait for dog fights and her past is written in a network of scars across her face.

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