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Jefferson County support dog recovering after being stabbed with arrow

Jefferson County support dog recovering after being stabbed with arrow
WRESTLING TONIGHT. WNO ON WBTM 13 NEWS AT 5 A FFJEERSON COUNTY SUPPORT DOG RECOVERING AFTER BEING STABBED WITH AN ARROW NORMALLY SHOT WITH A BOW NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT VIBE. I’M GUY ROLLING AND I’M SHERRY FALK DEBBIE VTM. 13 CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TONIGHT. WHERE DEPUTIES ARE NOW WORKING TO FIND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE CHIP? WELL THE ANIMAL CRUELTY DIVISION HERE AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SH ERIFF’S OFFICE IS GOING OVER EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW HOPING IT’LL POINT THEM TO THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SERIOUSLY ENTERING A BELOVED SUPPORT DOG. DAN THAT’S WHERE HE LAID AND HE WAS RIGHT AT MY FEET WHEN HE QUIT BREATHING. THAT’S WHAT BILLY MORRIS RACED INTO ACTION TO SAVE HIS BELOVED DOG COTTON EVEN PFOERRMING CPR. HE SAYS SOMEONE ESSENTIALLY STABBED COTTON WITH AN ARROW WHILE HE WAS ROAMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HE DOES OFTEN MORRIS IS A DISABLED VETERAN WITH PTSD COTTON IS HIS SUPPORT DOG. FARM DOG, YOU KNOW, AM I TRYING TO JUST STOR OF KICKED IN YOU KNOW GRABBED THE SANAR WRAP COME BACK OUTDESI SLOWLY EASE THERE. I MEAN I COULD HEAR THE AIR ESCAPING FMRO HIS LUNGS AND I SLOWLY REMOVED THAT ARROW MORRIS SAYS HE THEN WRAP THE WOUNDED AREA AND A NEIGHBOR HELPED HIM GET COTTON TO THE VET DOCTORS QUICKLY BEGAN WORKING TO SAVE HIM THE MIDDLE LOBE OF HIS LEFT LAWN AND CRANIAL LOBE OF HIS LEFT LUNG WERE PUNCTURED BY THAT BY THAT ARROW LOOK AT THE VET WAS SUCCESSFUL IN TREATING COTTON’S HE’S ENVE UP AND WALKING NOW AS BAD AS THINGS REWE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. IT’S A MIRACLE AND NARROWLY MISSED HIS HEART DIDN'’ HIT ANY MAJORRT AERIES OR MAJOR VEINS DOCTORS ARE JUST WAITING FOR COTTON TO BEGIN EATING ON HIS OWN AGAIN BEFORE RELEASING HIM. ONCE THAT HAPPENS. HE CAN FINISHEC ROVERING AT HOME AND HOPEFULLYET G BACK TO PROTECTING HIS FAMILY FARM AS LLWE AS SUPPORTING HIS OWNER. HE'’ REAL SPECIAL TO ME. HE HELPS CALM ME AND THAT’S THAT’S OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE ABOUT SERVICE DOGS OR ABOUT THESE SUPPORT ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AS A VETERAN,OU Y KNOW ASMETIMES AS A VETERAN,OU Y KNOW SOMEBODY WHO’S EXPERIENCED TRAUMA ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IT’S NOT LIKE WE WE WISH TO TURN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, WE WODUL MUCH EASIER FOR US TO FIND COMFORT. IN AANALN TRULY MAN’S BEST FRIEND NOW THERE IS A CHANCE COTTON MAY BE ABLEO T GO HOME LATER TONIGHT IF HE STARTS EATING ON HIS OWN MEANTIME IF YOU HAVENY A INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP INVESTIGATORS. PLEASE CALL THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFF
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Jefferson County support dog recovering after being stabbed with arrow
The animal cruelty division of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is working to track down the person responsible for seriously injuring a beloved support dog. Watch the video above to learn about the incident that nearly had a different outcome. "We're coming. We're coming for you. The community is coming for you," said the dog's owner. "What you've done is entirely inhumane and justice will catch up with you."

The animal cruelty division of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is working to track down the person responsible for seriously injuring a beloved support dog. Watch the video above to learn about the incident that nearly had a different outcome.

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"We're coming. We're coming for you. The community is coming for you," said the dog's owner. "What you've done is entirely inhumane and justice will catch up with you."