A home for Hero: Stray pit bull stabbed five times while saving a woman from knife attack is up for adoption
A stray pit bull came to the aid of a woman in Georgia last week and saved her from a knife attack, it’s been revealed.
Known as ‘Hero’, the dog can now be yours.
He got the woman away from a man in the July 22 incident, which took place in Baldwin, WATE reported.
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A stray pit bull came to the aid of a woman who was being attacked by a man in Georgia last week. Known as ‘Hero’, the dog can now be yours
He got the woman away from a man in the July 22 incident, which took place in Baldwin, Georgia
Officer Timothy Clay told the local news station in an interview: ‘The dog then lunged toward the male and the male came out with the knife and stabbed the dog several times.’
Hero was stabbed five times and was brought by police to the vet, the station said.
Clay explained: ‘I don’t think we could have let that dog suffer and die. We felt like we needed to get that dog some help after what it had been through.’
Hero was stabbed five times and was brought by two responding police officers to the vet
Carla Welch with Fighting for The Bullys Pit Bull Rescue has said: ‘I thought he was very courageous and very brave’
Carla Welch with Fighting for The Bullys Pit Bull Rescue in Knoxville, Tennessee, told WATE in an interview: ‘He has had a really rough life. He has had a bum back leg and a bum front leg, but he gets around fine and he’s looking for a good friend.’
She discovered what happened to the dog via social media and raised money for treatment, the station reported.
She said: ‘I thought he was very courageous and very brave.’
Welch also said: ‘For those two officers to go to the extent they did to save him is very heroic and very awesome.’
If you’re interested in giving Hero a home, visit the website for Fighting for The Bullys Pit Bull Rescue.