FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A pit bull is recovering at an animal hospital after the canine was discovered with a gunshot wound in a Pompano Seashore neighborhood, triggering an investigation.
7News cameras on Friday captured Sherry with a muzzle and a bandaged leg as she was wheeled exterior Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Heart.
“It’s unhappy. I need to get her to the hospital, need to get her to the hospital and get her bullet taken out. She does have a damaged leg,” stated Cindy Mucciaccio, who runs iHeart Animal Rescue in Fort Lauderdale.
In keeping with the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace, Sherry was found early Friday morning alongside the 2700 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue.
After a gunshot rang out, deputies responded to the neighborhood shortly after.
“There was a shot, in order that they went to the situation searching for a sufferer, they usually discovered a canine who was chained as much as a constructing, however she was laying down on the ground,” stated Mucciaccio.
Mucciaccio stated she acquired the decision when the canine was delivered to Broward County Animal Care.
“I’ll take it, as a result of any canine that’s in want, that’s my specialty,” she stated.
Mucciaccio stated she wished to assist Sherry, when she noticed how a lot ache the animal was in.
Footage present the bloody wound the place Sherry was hit by the bullet. X-rays present the extent of the canine’s rear leg fracture.
Mucciaccio stated she’s going to assist nurse Sherry again to well being and hopefully discover the pit bull a brand new eternally dwelling.
However the care comes with a price.
“Like $4,000 for surgical procedure to take the bullet out, plus she has to remain on the hospital, and we’re going to want a foster for her or any individual all for serving to with a canine with a damaged leg,” stated Mucciaccio.
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When you have any data on this taking pictures, name Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Bear in mind, you possibly can all the time stay nameless, and you might be eligible for a reward of as much as $5,000.
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