Monday night, in just about two hours, people donated more than $2,500 online to help pay for surgery that'll help Kato eat again. 'It's amazing how tolerant and resistant they are to pain. 'Now, he is wagging his tail and walking, wants to go outside,' Tully said. If you suspect abuse, it's everyone's responsibility to speak up so animals like Maverick can have a second chance. Pure Hearts wants to spread awareness that these crimes against innocent animals are happening daily in Tampa Bay. These stories aren't simply intended to make people sad or sick. 'A lot of people don't know how these dogs live when I tell these stories. The dog was so hungry, Goodson to investigators she gave birth two puppies and ate them. 'Permanent head tilt and neurological damage from abuse and nerve damage causing the goop in her eye.'Д¬hichi's owner Deandre Goodson was arrested in December for animal cruelty. 'She was a suspected fighting dog,' said Kazee. 'It was determined that we needed to do emergency surgery and amputate the leg.'ДЄnd, a dog named Chichi was only 17 pounds when she was rescued. 'One leg was almost completely severed and the other one was damaged,' said Tully. They waited until he was literally at death's door.'ДЄnother dog named 'Maverick,' they're told, was the victim of a dog attack. 'They basically didn't know what was going on. 'Kato was an owner surrender,' said Haley Kazee of Pure Hearts. Kato is one of three medical dogs that Pure Hearts Rescue picked up from Hernando County Animal Services last Thursday alone. And, just his eyes, sometimes, they are really alive and other times, it's just such sadness in his eyes.' 'We've never seen anything like that before,' said Kelli Tully of Pure Hearts Rescue. He's so sick, he can't even swallow food. The 34-pound dog, which should weigh about 90 pounds, can barely stand more than a few seconds.

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