Dennis RomeroPoor Gordo.
The four-month-old pit bull mix was taken into the Baldwin Park Animal Care Center last week by a good Samaritan after he suffered a broken elbow at the hands, apparently, of his drug-crazed owner.
The L.A. County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care is asking for your donations to help him get the surgery he needs:
The department says his owner, “under the influence of drugs,” threw the pup against a wall and kicked him repeatedly. That could be a felony, but the douche remains at-large — and the investigation continues. Meanwhile …
Credit: L.A. County
… Gordo needs pricey surgery to repair a “fractured lateral condyle,” according to the department.
Animal Control director Marcia Mayeda:
He's got a great personality and will make a wonderful companion pet when he heals … We are fortunate that Gordo is still alive …
Make your donations, and we know you will, here. (And don't all fight over Gordo).
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