KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) -- An animal cruelty investigation is underway after a puppy was shot at a homeless encampment in Kapolei on Wednesday leaving her in need of emergency surgery.

A puppy was shot on purpose at a homeless encampment in Kapolei on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 29, prompting a police investigation into the first-degree animal cruelty. Getting shot left her in urgent need of a neuro spinal surgery.

“She is so sweet and loving. She drags her body to come and sit close to people,” KAT Charities Executive Director Karen Tyson said in a Facebook post .

After getting rescued, the puppy was named Pretzel because “her little legs pretzel up and crisscross.”

Pretzel is now receiving treatment at the Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center (VERC) of Hawaii animal hospital.

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