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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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1 posted on 04/08/2011 7:26:09 AM PDT by traumer
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2 posted on 04/08/2011 7:28:47 AM PDT by traumer
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3 posted on 04/08/2011 7:29:55 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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Most dogs are better than most people.


4 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.)
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20 lbs?

My pittie weighs 75 lbs (and is spoiled rotten).

Poor pup. People are so cruel.


5 posted on 04/08/2011 7:32:59 AM PDT by mom4melody
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"He is a tremendous fighter,"

That's what they'll say two years from now when he mauls a toddler.

6 posted on 04/08/2011 7:32:59 AM PDT by YourAdHere (Joey Greco '12)
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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


7 posted on 04/08/2011 7:33:21 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Government is made up of people, individuals who are largely ungoverned)
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OMG, I would love to give him a ‘forever’ home!!


8 posted on 04/08/2011 7:33:35 AM PDT by ANKE69 (German Conservative and proud of it!!!)
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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.

9 posted on 04/08/2011 7:33:42 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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That dog has been drug down the road by his collar, judging from those sores.


10 posted on 04/08/2011 7:34:25 AM PDT by digger48
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Most dogs are better than most people.

Of that, there is little doubt.
11 posted on 04/08/2011 7:34:52 AM PDT by ZX12R
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Yep - that thought occurred to me as well.


12 posted on 04/08/2011 7:35:39 AM PDT by mom4melody
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Neuter every single pit bull- every one. Worthless dogs in a civilized, law-abiding society.


13 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.)
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Oh. Poor little guy. Some people are so cruel.


14 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.)
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Updated my tagline!


15 posted on 04/08/2011 7:41:04 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Most dogs are better than most people.)
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To: traumer

“He is a tremendous fighter,” said the vet - isn’t that what they were bred for?


16 posted on 04/08/2011 7:42:32 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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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.
17 posted on 04/08/2011 7:47:15 AM PDT by dblshot (Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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Quick, kill him now before he levels the city!


18 posted on 04/08/2011 7:48:08 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Use it up, wear it out, make it over or do without.)
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why yes pit bulls were bred for fighting. but that does not make them bad animals or poor pets.


19 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..........")
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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.


20 posted on 04/08/2011 7:52:22 AM PDT by beaversmom
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