Two puppies thrown from moving vehicle, one dies West Palm Beach, FL (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Feb 18, 2006 County: Palm Beach
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A small dog is in need of a lot of love after being thrown from a moving car.
Leo, a 4-week-old pit bull mix, and another puppy were tossed out of a moving car in the Everglades in late February.
Leo survived but the other puppy did not. A woman who witnessed the abuse brought Leo to the Miami-Dade County Animal Care and Control.
"He's a super little guy," said Dr. Eric Schmirman, who examined the dog and named him. "He seems to be a beautiful little pup."
But Leo appears to be blind, according to Schmirman.
"Because he was thrown out of the window there can be what we call a central nervous system blindness," Schmirman said.
When Eve Van Engel with Paws 2 Help in West Palm Beach heard Leo's story, she immediately took the pup in.
Van Engel said the puppy will just be put to sleep if a new owner isn't found. "I would really like to find somebody who would be able to provide for him," she said.
She said she wants to find a good family for Leo.
"Somewhere he could go into right now as a foster and then end up as an adoption," she said.
If you are interested in adopting Leo, call Paws 2 Help at (561) 712-1911. References |