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Case ID: 10115

Classification: Shooting

Animal: dog (pit-bull)

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Dog shot in the eye
Gates, OR (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Nov 9, 2006
County: Marion

Disposition: Open
Case Images: 1 files available

Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

A dog shot in the head and left to die is staging a remarkable comeback. A hunter found Bullet, a 3- or 4-year-old male pit bull, in the woods near Gates, Ore. He was nearly starved to death.

Veterinarians determined that Bullet had been shot in the left eye, and the bullet lodged in his jaw. It appeared that he'd been in the woods for some time.

By his body condition he was so emaciated and dehydrated. It was anywhere from, I would say, three weeks to a month of being outside," Phyllis Morris of the Marion County Dog Shelter told local news.

Bullet will stay in the shelter until he gains enough weight to undergo surgery to remove the bullet. He could be up for adoption in about a month.

Visit the Marion County Web site for information on the dog control and shelter program and how you can help: http://publicworks.co.marion.or.us/dogcontrol/index.asp 

References

• KOIN - Nov 16, 2006

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