She was next in line to be sacrificed, but rescuers stepped in just in time. Now she and two other dogs have beautiful new lives in loving homes.
“This dog has been used as a bait dog over and over and over again, and yet he will come over and lick your face and wag his tail.”
Abigail needed to keep her wound protected while it healed, and she loved wearing the headbands volunteers made for her.
“This precious boy holds no grudges and seems to know that he is safe. We are hand feeding him and are amazed at how he has learned to drink with no tongue.”
“Dog fights: it’s not a sport. It’s animal cruelty, plain and simple,” Wright said. “These dogs need a voice, they need someone to stand up for them.”
“This morning at 8:43 Khalessi left this world and left a huge hole in my heart. Devastating is not even close to describing how we feel.”
“He looked like he lived his life in a cage. All cramped up and legs crooked and bent up, then when we went to sit he couldn’t – he used his tail to hold himself up.”
Two women discovered and rescued Rambo, who was left on a roadside for dead. He’s suspected to have been a bait dog, used to train other dogs for fighting.
Animal Control officer Russ Harper thought he was too late to help an injured bait dog left for dead, and after rushing the dog to a vet, the pet was saved.
“Dep. Riyad thinks the dog might have been used for dog fighting,” the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said.
