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Pit bull abandoned in NJ gains worldwide following
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Posted on 04/08/2011 7:26:04 AM PDT by traumer
NEWARK, N.J. When an emaciated pit bull found at the bottom of a trash chute in New Jersey was rushed to a veterinary emergency room last month, doctors there thought he would be dead within the hour. Instead, the scrappy pup, nicknamed Patrick, has defied the odds and is getting stronger by the day.
"He is a tremendous fighter," said Dr. Thomas Scavelli, the director and founder of the Garden State Veterinary Specialists, the pet hospital in Tinton Falls where Patrick is being treated. "There are very few animals, or any life form, that could have gone through and survived what he has, and really never looked back."
Hospital staffers, who named the dog for his reddish fur and because he was found the day before St. Patrick's Day, have been chronicling his progress on their website and a Facebook page that has garnered fans from around the world. He's received hundreds of emails, donations, gifts and letters from those inspired by his tale of survival.
When Patrick was brought to the hospital after being rescued by officials at the Associated Humane Societies, he was so starved, emaciated and dehydrated he was curled into a ball, unable to walk or stand. His ribcage protruded, he weighed about 20 pounds roughly 30 pounds less than average and was covered in sores with parts of skin hanging off him, according to Patricia Smillie-Scavelli, Thomas Scavelli's wife and the administrator of the hospital.
"Everyone thought that, you bring in an animal like that, that looks like it's really just a corpse, you put it to sleep," Smillie-Scavelli said. "But of course, he looked up at you with those eyes, and you say: How can you give up on this dog? How can you, when he's not giving up on life?
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: badbreed; doggieping; idioticbias; killitnow; methlab; methlabrador
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:26:09 AM PDT
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traumer
To: traumer
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:28:47 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:29:55 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: traumer
Most dogs are better than most people.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:32:26 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Obama has fired more cruise missiles than any other Nobel peace prize winner.)
To: traumer
20 lbs?
My pittie weighs 75 lbs (and is spoiled rotten).
Poor pup. People are so cruel.
To: traumer
"He is a tremendous fighter," That's what they'll say two years from now when he mauls a toddler.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:32:59 AM PDT
by
YourAdHere
(Joey Greco '12)
To: traumer
Funny a pup gets tossed out in the trash and it gets national attention...a baby gets tossed in the trash and it barely makes the local news and is quickly swept under by the next news story...odd
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:33:21 AM PDT
by
The Louiswu
(Government is made up of people, individuals who are largely ungoverned)
To: traumer
OMG, I would love to give him a ‘forever’ home!!
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:33:35 AM PDT
by
ANKE69
(German Conservative and proud of it!!!)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; Shannon; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; metmom; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:33:42 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: JoeProBono
That dog has been drug down the road by his collar, judging from those sores.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:34:25 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: Red in Blue PA
Most dogs are better than most people.
Of that, there is little doubt.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:34:52 AM PDT
by
ZX12R
To: The Louiswu
Yep - that thought occurred to me as well.
To: traumer
Neuter every single pit bull- every one. Worthless dogs in a civilized, law-abiding society.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:36:39 AM PDT
by
fwdude
(The world is sleeping in the dark that the Church just can't fight, 'cause it's asleep in the light.)
To: JoeProBono
Oh. Poor little guy. Some people are so cruel.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:38:38 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: ZX12R
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:41:04 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Most dogs are better than most people.)
To: traumer
“He is a tremendous fighter,” said the vet - isn’t that what they were bred for?
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:42:32 AM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: JoeProBono
Patrick looks a lot like my mutt Rebel who followed me and my two big dogs home in August of 2010. It was a typical hot and humid Houston day and my dogs were feeling the heat when this scrawny little pup joined us. He was dehydrated, starving, mangy and ant bitten. My wife really didn't want a third dog but what you going to do? After $600 in vet bills he's doing real well. He can run rings around my other dogs, a lab and a ridgeback. I think he's a weimeraner mixed with cur, maybe pitbull. Anyway, these rescue dogs often make the most loyal pets because they appreciate you. Good luck to Patrick and whoever takes him in.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:47:15 AM PDT
by
dblshot
(Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
To: traumer
Quick, kill him now before he levels the city!
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:48:08 AM PDT
by
LongElegantLegs
(Use it up, wear it out, make it over or do without.)
To: GladesGuru
why yes pit bulls were bred for fighting. but that does not make them bad animals or poor pets.
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posted on
04/08/2011 7:52:01 AM PDT
by
SouthernBoyupNorth
("For my wings are made of Tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel..........")
To: traumer
The original picture I saw of Patrick a couple of weeks ago, laying on an examining table, he literally looked like something you would see dead on the side of the road. The woman that did that to him should be put in jail for a good bit of time, but if I could have my way I would have something worse done to her. I can’t believe that he made it. Great news and thanks for posting the update.
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