Fleetwood Mac singer’s voice battle
FLEETWOOD Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham is facing an agonising wait to see if he will sing again after a life- saving op damaged his vocal chords.
The 69-year-old star is at home in Los Angeles being monitored after surgery for a heart problem.
Wife Kristen said: “Each day he’s stronger than the last. He and his heart are doing well, but the surgery resulted in vocal cord damage. It is unclear if the damage is permanent – we are hopeful it is not.”
The British- American band formed in 1967 and their 1977 album Rumours sold 40 million copies.
Lindsey – who wrote hits Go Your Own Way and Don’t Stop – joined in 1975 but was fired last year after a row with ex-love and lead singer Stevie Nicks, 70.
Katrina Neve, now 16, managed to save 17 dogs from appalling conditions after she did a volunteer stint with her mother at the Rainbow Shelter.
The pair, who were horrified at the cruelty they witnessed, alerted an animal rescue team who carried out an undercover raid.
They say they found 69 dogs and around 30 cats starved to death in a pit behind the charity headquarters – a former abattoir 30 miles from the capital, Bucharest.
The shelter’s boss, Bogdan Cepoiu, has now been reported to police who are investigating the organisation.
Katrina said: “I have always loved animals. I want to be a vet so I decided I to go out there and help after seeing an appeal for volunteers on Facebook.
“But what I saw was disgusting. Someone has blood on their hands. The animals were in a terrible state. The dogs were so hungry they were fighting each other for scraps.
“Many had cuts on their noses, faces and ears from bites.
“They were all clearly distressed and living with faeces everywhere.”
Her mum Helen, a 52-year-old nurse, added: “All the animals were very malnourished. Some were so skinny you could see their ribs.”
The shelter – in the pretty village of Prejmer in Brasov County – attracts animal lovers like Katrina and Helen on social media by describing itself as a “safe place” in a country which has one of the biggest street dog problems in Europe.
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