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Case ID: 7233
Classification: Shooting
Animal: dog (pit-bull)
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Monday, Jan 23, 2006

County: Amherst

Disposition: Open
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Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

They say he's lucky to be alive. A two year old dog was found January 23, 2006 partially buried in a trench in Amherst County. Rescuers had to dig him out and now he's recovering at an animal hospital. And it turns out the dog had also been shot. He's gaining some strength and doing remarkably well, considering all he's been through. The veterinarian says it's a common saying with cats, but he really thinks this dog has nine lives.

He was found trapped and covered with mud in an 8 inch trench. The vet thinks he was there a couple of days and may have fallen in the hole after getting hit by a car. After an x-ray, the Doctor discovered he's also been shot by a shotgun. He still has about 30 buckshot in his body. Dr. Duncan Augustine, Veterinarian - "It's a miracle that he is still living from his ordeal in the ditch, his temperature had fallen to 95, that's in the process of dying."

The dog, now nicknamed Mud by the medical staff, is expected to make a full recovery. And in just a few days he'll be put up for adoption.


Case Updates

The Amherst dog nicknamed "Mud" will go to his new home. The Humane Society tells us he was adopted by a family. The two year old German Shepherd mix was found last week buried in a narrow trench.

Tests showed he had also been hit by a car and shot with a shotgun. More than 20 people tried to adopt him. The Humane Society says the family that's getting him does not want to be identified.
Source: ABC13 News - January 30, 2006
Update posted on Feb 11, 2006 - 6:22AM 

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