The Pennsylvania SPCA is looking for the person who shot a dog in the head in southwest Philadelphia last month.
The PSPCA said the dog, named Maverick, was found by a Good Samaritan along Crane Street near the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in the city’s Eastwick neighborhood on Wednesday, November 20.
Maverick was shot in the head just above his left eye and taken to PASE Animal Hospital for treatment in critical condition, the PSPCA said.
Despite the damage caused by the shot, which officials believe was fired at close range, Maverick is now in stable condition at Pennsylvania SPCA’s Main Line Animal Rescue. However, he suffers from a tilting head and brain trauma and will probably have to have his left eye removed.
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“It is clear from Maverick’s injuries that the responsible party intended to kill this sweet dog. But miraculously, Maverick survived,” Julie Klim, CEO of the Pennsylvania SPCA, said in a statement. “We at the Pennsylvania SPCA will do everything we can to not only find those responsible, but more importantly, give Maverick the best life – where he will never be subjected to such horrific cruelty again.”
Anyone with information about the person or people who shot Maverick is asked to contact PSPCA Law Enforcement’s cruelty hotline at 866-601-7722 or email cruelty@pspca.org.
