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Arrow Was Lodged In Dog's Organs But NJ Shelter Had No Clue Until It Was Too Late Arrow Was Lodged In Dog's Organs But NJ Shelter Had No Clue Until It Was Too Late
Arrow Was Lodged In Dog's Organs But NJ Shelter Had No Clue Until It Was Too Late Jan. 2 began much like any other day for Phoenix and the volunteers of the Bloomfield Animal Shelter. The pup was on a walk with one of her favorite handlers when she began to show signs of distress, and became unable to stand on her own, the shelter said on social media. Minutes later, she died at an emergency animal hospital. It wasn't until further examination that caretakers found a foreign metal object lodged through Phoenix's thorax and liver: She'd been shot with a crossbow and arrow. "We, along with our vet partners, are still unclear how she lived this long without signs of pain o…

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by Cecilia Levine