Dog Found Tied To Shelter Gate With Gunshot Wound Fights For Her Life

Staff at Cincinnati Animal CARE arrived early Thursday morning to a heartbreaking sight: a dog tied to the shelter gate, bleeding from a gunshot wound to her chest. The young pup, now renamed AppleButter , was clinging to life as rescuers rushed her inside for emergency treatment.

Veterinarians discovered she had lost a dangerous amount of blood. In a desperate effort to save her, they even had to inject her own blood back into her body to keep her alive. After five hours of intensive care, AppleButter was finally stabilized, though her condition remained critical.

“We are asking the community for information,” the shelter said in a statement. “If you know anything about this dog, her owners, or the circumstances

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