The 22 story apartment building that Patrick “lived in” is equipped with garbage chutes on each floor for tenants. Patrick’s owner no longer had a use for him so they starved him to near death, put him in a garbage bag and threw that bag down the garbage chute. A maintenance worker cleans out the bin every few days and on Wednesday, March 16th, they were cleaning out the contents of the container and preparing to take it to the trash compacter until the bag that Patrick was in moved just enough to catch the workers attention. The worker quickly opened the bag to find a moribund dog inside --terribly thin, cold and near death. The City of Newark Animal Control was contacted and ACO Arthur Skinner picked up the dog and brought him directly to the local Society. The veterinary staff immediately went to work. They put him on intravenous fluid and covered him with heating pads and blankets - his temperature was so low that it did not even register on the thermometer. Society vet tech Gina DeSalvo held the pit bull in her arms -- she soothed him, gave him warmth, comfort and bits of food. From that moment on the staff could see love and gratitude in his eyes.
After a brief time at the Society's Newark facility, he was ambulanced to Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls -- a referral hospital with 24 hour emergency care. If he died during that night, we all feel he would know that everyone loved and cared about him and treated him gently and lovingly. He amazed everyone at the Society and at Garden State by surviving with the 24 hour emergency care that they rendered. He was given a blood transfusion, a bath, and even a walk! In honor of the first day of his re-birth, we call him Patrick -- in honor of St. Patrick's Day and we hope he has the luck of the Irish!
This horrendous act brought community outrage to its fullest and things will never be the same. You can now visit Facebook and find a Patrick Movement page for almost EVERY state in the United States (pages are being added every day). This movement started nationwide, but it has now grown to be a worldwide movement and now includes United Kingdom, France, and 5 Canadian pages. These Movement pages are doing everything in their power help change state laws when it comes to animal cruelty and we won’t stop until changes are made.
Please visit the following Facebook pages to get more information on Patrick and the movement this one little dog started!
The Patrick Miracle
The Patrick Movement Wisconsin
GSVS Pet Hospital – where Patrick is being taken care of
With Much Love,
Patrick
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