Atlas: Bait Dog Rescued from Dog Fighting

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Atlas was discovered severely beaten and abused in Pompano Beach; his violent injuries are consistent with dog fighting rings - starvation, abuse and being attacked by other dogs, forced outside of their nature to fight. We are searching to find those responsible for the abuse but stepped into action to assume this sweet boy's medical care and rescue, as the medical bills pile up.

Poor Atlas has a face covered with gashes and a large open wound on his forehead, his eyes are swollen with lesions and he's starved near death but that didn't stop his sweet, loving disposition, crawling to his rescuers with his tail wagging a mile a minute.

Atlas was found roaming in a Pompano Beach parking lot by the rescue group South Florida Cats and Kittens and taken to Knowles Animal Clinic in Miami-Dade County.

Another rescue group helping with medical care, I Heart, said all signs point to animal cruelty with no evidence of an accident like Atlas being hit by a car.

I Heart believes the injuries are consistent with those caused by a dog fight, particularly in dogs that have been used as "bait dogs" in fights.

The groups say medical bills for Atlas were over $4,000 after the first few days with a long road to recovery ahead.

I Heart said online posts showed pictures of other dogs suffering from similar injuries and they are searching for those animals to make sure they are okay.