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Marked for Death: Pit Bull Amputee Gets Second Chance
X-rays from Miami showed that all the carpals of her foot were broken and ligaments torn. Infection had begun to destroy the tissue around her bite wounds and the splint was not going to be effective.
Animal Services in Miami-Dade picked up Nalia, an injured pit bull mix who was struggling to walk and limping around on three legs. Pit bulls are banned in Miami-Dade; regardless, Nalia was initially treated for a fractured and bitten front leg, but was also scheduled to be euthanized, according to Harlan Weikle, executive director at For Paws Hospice, an Ozona-based non-profit. This little girl did not know that she had angels getting ready to save her life and start her on a new journey. For Paws Hospice acted immediately and called the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL). That organization contacted 1 Lucky Dog Rescue, who was able to pull her out of the shelter and get her additional treatment. Nalia's first …
RoastPuppy
2:43 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The dog in the photo is not a purebred pit bull, but is mixed with God knows what, so why call it a pit bull? Why not just call it a dog? The pit nutters are always getting upset when a pit bull attacks someone and it is identified as a "pit bull" instead of a "dog," but I don't see any of them objecting to the categorizing of this mutt as a "pit bull." more ›