Exclusive: Animal Rescue Group Saves Stray Pit Bull Suffocating On Puppy Collar

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A 1-year-old stray pit bull suffocating on its puppy collar is finally getting some much-needed help.

Red had been wandering around an abandoned warehouse in Fort Lauderdale for months, scrounging for scraps and sleeping under ramp.

“This dog has been being strangled for over six months, if not more, on the streets,” said Amy Roman with the 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida.

For weeks, volunteers from 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida said a restaurant owner was feeding him and crushing antibiotics into his food.

But after one of their many recent failed attempts to catch and save him, Red wouldn’t go back to her – until Monday.

“She said, ‘He came to my feet. He looked me in the eye, his leg he was limping it was bleeding.’ He came to her for help today… today,” Roman said.

The doctor said his small puppy collar did not penetrate internally, which is good. However, it will take weeks for him to heal.

“I mean, even with the wound, we’ve seen a lot worse than those wounds. They heal fine,” said Dr. Enio Sanmarti of Blue Pearl Animal Hospital.

Red is still scared, but now he’s getting the help he so desperately needs – a big relief for his saviors.

Red’s vet bills are totaling over $5,000 right now, so he needs your help. To donate, visit the 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida’s website.

Exclusive: Animal Rescue Group Saves Stray Pit Bull Suffocating On Puppy Collar

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A 1-year-old stray pit bull suffocating on its puppy collar is finally getting some much-needed help.

Red had been wandering around an abandoned warehouse in Fort Lauderdale for months, scrounging for scraps and sleeping under ramp.

“This dog has been being strangled for over six months, if not more, on the streets,” said Amy Roman with the 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida.

For weeks, volunteers from 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida said a restaurant owner was feeding him and crushing antibiotics into his food.

But after one of their many recent failed attempts to catch and save him, Red wouldn’t go back to her – until Monday.

“She said, ‘He came to my feet. He looked me in the eye, his leg he was limping it was bleeding.’ He came to her for help today… today,” Roman said.

The doctor said his small puppy collar did not penetrate internally, which is good. However, it will take weeks for him to heal.

“I mean, even with the wound, we’ve seen a lot worse than those wounds. They heal fine,” said Dr. Enio Sanmarti of Blue Pearl Animal Hospital.

Red is still scared, but now he’s getting the help he so desperately needs – a big relief for his saviors.

Red’s vet bills are totaling over $5,000 right now, so he needs your help. To donate, visit the 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida’s website.

Devastated Family Left Planning Funeral For 3-Year-Old Boy Killed While Selling Valentine’s Day Gifts

HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) – A devastated family is left planning the funeral of a 3-year-old boy struck and killed while selling Valentine’s Day gifts with his parents.

Anthony de Leon was killed by an out of control driver on Friday.

Witnesses said a late model Dodge Charger careened through the family’s roadside tent and hit him.

Cellphone video shows the moment it happened.

“I heard everybody screaming and I just ran over there, I saw them trying to lift the car, I didn’t know why,” said witness Alex Correa.

Correa is a mechanic who was working across the street. He quickly learned everyone was trying to lift the car because a young boy was trapped underneath.

“A guy got a pipe, I don’t know from where, I put it under it and that helped a little bit you know. So we all just lifted the passenger’s side,” he said.

Another mechanic brought in heavy equipment and pulled the child out.

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” Correa said.

The 3-year-old was airlifted to Kendall Regional Hospital.

Florida highway Patrol said he never made it.

For those who tried to help it was tough news to hear.

“I wish I could’ve done more, you know,” Correa said. “Honestly, I wish I could’ve done something quicker, but sometimes these things just happen.”

Witnesses said the driver and passenger inside the dodge stayed on scene both distraught. There are charges pending for that driver.