Just one look at this dog and you can tell life has been unbelievably difficult. She was found in 2013 by a police officer from Phoenix, Arizona police wandering the streets. The dog was dirty, emaciated, and covered in ticks. Then there were her missing ears – they had been bitten off, which means she was likely a bait dog used to train dogs to fight.
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Dog fighting is a brutal and illegal ‘sport,’ that is still a huge problem in the United States.
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The police officer took the injured dog to a nearby shelter, and she was soon in the hands of Mayday Pit Bull Rescue.
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Jeannette Goldsberry and her husband agreed to foster her while she recovered.
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