Dog found emaciated in Fort Lauderdale on road to recovery at Deerfield Beach animal hospital
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A dog is on the road to recovery after being found emaciated in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood in what animal safety advocates described as in a disturbing case of animal abuse. Volunteers with iHeart Animal Rescue said they got the call last week when 2-year-old Tawny was found lying in a stranger s yard. They said the canine was starving, with her rib cage visible. It s estimated that Tawny went weeks, possibly months without food. Miracle all over again, it was just horrible, just one of the skinniest dogs I ve seen, said iHeart Animal Rescue founder and President Cindy Mucciaccio. Now she s being nured back to health at Deer Run Animal Hospital in Deerfield Beach. IHeart Animal Rescue is asking for South Florida to step up and help in Tawny s care. We got to keep her here for a little while longer, so we are asking for donations to help us with her, said Mucciaccio. We re going to need a medical foster, somebody to make sure that they feed her the same way o