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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 10:02:55 GMT -6
NEWARK — The dramatic saga of Patrick, the one-year-old pit bull rescued from an apartment dumpster last month, has caused an outpouring of donations but has also prompted scams.
"The story of Patrick alone is heartbreaking, but the fact that people are trying to profit from this travesty is just despicable," Roseann Trezza, executive director of the state Associated Humane Societies, said this week in a statement.
Some groups and out-of-state shelters are cashing in by using Patrick’s image to lead donors to believe their contributions will go toward the rescued pit bull, she said.
Trezza’s organization is urging donors to beware of solicitors using the dog’s image on T-shirts or artwork, or out-of-state shelters trying to cash in on Patrick’s popularity.
"It really, really hit a nerve with most people seeing the photographs," shelter director Bruce Sanchez said, of the dog who has gained 9 pounds since he arrived weighing just 19 pounds. "So many people wanted to see him survive."
Patrick was found March 16 starved and near death in a trash compactor at the Garden Spires in Newark. Humane society officials rushed Patrick to the Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, where he has been slowly recovering.
The dog’s owner Kisha Curtis has been charged with animal cruelty. She recently posted bail for $1,000.
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Post by Belle on Apr 9, 2011 16:07:13 GMT -6
From ->THIS site.... Patrick, a 1-year-old pit bull that was starved and dumped down an apartment trash chute, an official with the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Sunday. That's sad.
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Post by kitsune on Apr 10, 2011 18:42:17 GMT -6
My Mom always said never trust anyone who is cruel to animals.
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Post by Belle on Apr 10, 2011 19:53:38 GMT -6
My Mom always said never trust anyone who is cruel to animals. Mine too...AND never trust anyone an animal doesn't like. They 'sense' things we can't.
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Post by kitsune on Apr 10, 2011 22:36:46 GMT -6
My Mom always said never trust anyone who is cruel to animals. Mine too...AND never trust anyone an animal doesn't like. They 'sense' things we can't. OMG, I can't believe you said that, my Mom always said that too and I have always found that to be true!
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Post by juanjoe on May 12, 2011 22:49:25 GMT -6
My puggy loves me. Does that mean I'm okay?
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Post by kitsune on May 13, 2011 0:40:13 GMT -6
My puggy loves me. Does that mean I'm okay? You're cool Pugdaddy! #7#
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 14:49:30 GMT -6
I heard about this a while ago. The dog was supposed to be put down, but because the dog was fighting so hard to stay alive, the vets couldn't do it.
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