MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A dog is being treated for several injuries after it was stabbed and left alone in Pompano Beach.
The dog was brought to the Snapper Creek Animal Hospital Saturday, where he will be undergoing surgery.
The people helping the dog named him Justice, because they want whoever injured him to be brought to justice.
The dog was discovered abandoned in Pompano Beach on Friday with apparent stab wounds on his head, on his lip and on his chest.
“He was collapsed on the ground, unresponsive. I guided him into my car, kind of, (to) take him to the vet,” said Jonathan Giraldo, who found the dog.
The dog had older wounds on his eye, and he’s also missing several teeth.
“I don’t even understand who could do this to an animal,” said Oralia Daly, who also found the dog. “It’s just totally cruel, just evil.”
The people who found the dog called iHeart Animal Rescue, which is now paying for the dog’s treatment.
The surgery and the treatment will cost quite a bit, with the rescue already having paid a deposit for more than $5,000.
“I said, ‘Yes, no problem -- any injured dog, we’re here,’” said Cindy Mucciaccio, with iHeart Animal Rescue.
The people who found the dog struggled to understand who could do such a thing to a seemingly friendly dog who showed no signs of aggression.
“I’m hoping by doing a police report and doing the news, that somebody will come forward that knows exactly what happened to this dog,” said Mucciaccio.
Anyone who would like to donate to iHeart Animal Rescue to help with Justice’s bills can do so by clicking here.
Additionally, anyone with information about who may have injured the dog is urged to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.