Patrick, dog starved to brink of death - found day before St. Patrick's in dumpster (WARNING photos) [View All]

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It does look like this poor baby's hopefully going to make it, thanks to an alert maintenance worker, Newark NJ animal control, the Humane Society, and 24-hour intensive care at Garden State Veterinary Specialists. Oh, to find the lowlife creeps who did this to him...:mad: I am going to send what I can to help him:

Patrick, dog starved to the brink of death

* March 19th, 2011 9:05 pm ET * Penny Eims * Dog News Examiner



"Just one day before St. Patrick’s Day, a dog that should not technically be alive was discovered in the trash.

The dog, a red Pit bull, had been starved to the brink of death. Someone, perhaps assuming that he had finally died, put his body in a trash bag and threw him down a chute inside of a 22 story apartment complex. Had an astute maintenance worker not been paying attention, the slight movement that the starved dog made would have been missed – the bag containing his emaciated body would have been crushed inside of the trash compactor.

But Patrick has a will to live – enough will that he made his weary limbs move that day. The City of Newark animal control was contacted and they, in turn, contacted the Associated Humane Societies and Popcorn Park. Patrick was rushed to the Humane Society where he received immediate veterinary care – including fluids, food and heated blankets to warm his gaunt body. He was then transported to the Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls -- a referral hospital with 24 hour emergency care.

Shockingly, the courageous dog survived the night – surprising the veterinary staff. He was able to receive life-saving transfusions and even enjoyed a bath."


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