Bait Dog That Was Severely Abused And Tortured, Manages To Recover After Surgery

A group of dedicated rescuers is hoping to save the life of an injured dog, sadly found with all the signs of being used as a bait dog for fighting.

The dog was initially found injured with a broken tail and lost an ear. Workers in an industrial area not far from the Las Vegas Strip discovered the bloodied and beat-up dog, crippled in an abandoned car seat.

Volunteers at Vegas Pet Rescue Project rushed the dog to Warm Hearts Pet Hospital for life-saving treatment.

“He was starving, he was tortured, he was severely abused,” Dr. Inna Goncharov owner of the Warm Hearts Pet Hospital.

He was in really bad shape, his face was so swollen he could not even open his eyes. His body was ravaged with infection and it is suspected he was a bait dog because his ears were nearly chewed off, dehydrated, and underweight.

X-rays revealed a screw in his stomach, and it turns out the dog is deaf.

“He could not even hear who was attacking him or understand why,” said Tina Hayes from the Vegas Pet Rescue Project.

His rescuers believe the young albino pit bull likely suffered long-term abuse and then was dumped. As Hayes explained, the dog was found with the kind of collar that is typically used for chaining a bait dog up.

Thanks to generous donations from the community many of his medical expenses have been covered. It is going to be a long road to recovery. The dog is now resting and responding to care. He has been named Hercules in hopes that his strength will help him survive.

UPDATE: Hercules the dog now has a foster home to call his own as he recovers from surgery.

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