After being severely abused and used as a “bait dog” in a dogfighting ring, one lucky pit bull named Elijah is putting his horrific past behind him and joining his new, loving forever family in Delray Beach, Fla.
A few weeks ago, members of a local animal rescue organization, 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida, stepped in to save Elijah’s life when they found him in dire need of medical care, rushing him to the Bluepearl Pet Hospital for emergency surgery.
“He was critically ill and in severe shock,” Dr. Amy Trow of the Bluepearl Pet Hospital told CBS Miamihe. “[He] was very close to passing away.”
Vets cleaned and treated Elijah’s maggot-infested wounds, removed one of his severely injured ears, and administered IV fluids and antibiotics. He made a miraculous recovery, and several weeks after receiving multiple life-saving procedures and surgeries, the pup was ready for adoption.
As Elijah settles into his new home, he can finally live a safe and comfortable life.

I don’t like seeing animals bring abused or starved to death. I have done animal rescue and it would upset me that I just wanted to do the people the way they do animals.
Our govermnet is dispicable!!! They hold the key to ALL OF THESE INJUSTICES!! Everyone of these stories are beyond comprhention!!!! Humans are sick vile people!! I’m 60 years old and cant wait to die. Living in our world is just plain sad and unbearable to live in anymore.
It;s time for a change. We no longer live in a barbaric middevil times. This is 2020 the age of technology. The age of new beginnings. Let’s do away with the old Animal wellfair that never works., Lets give the Animals their overdue freedom from the abusive world of humans. What have we become?
No Comment, I can’t say anything friendly or peaceful about the vermin that do those things to animals.
As the poor bait dog, Elijah, re-cooperates in a loving new home, I hope that his abusers are punished to the greatest extent of the law, and perhaps out of the law as well.
I wish severe bad on all ppl who are involved in dog fighting and i want it to stalk them 10x over. If only things were up to me,
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Such a sweet deserving dog!!! So happy he’s with really good people who are going to love him and treat him the way he deserves…
Thank you, people, of kindness.
JUST A WONDERFUL OUTCOME FOR THAT BOY.
JUST A WONDERFUL OUTCOME FOR THAT BOY.
So glad he has found a loving, forever home.
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So cute, strong Boy. Thank you so much for helping poor Eliajah.
Great Respect from faraway Finland 🇫🇮
Please, maybe it is easier to walk with some carpets on your floors ? Your parkets are so beautiful, so carpets protect them also.
So cute, strong Boy. Thank you so much for helping poor Eliajah.
Great Respect from faraway Finland 🇫🇮
Please, maybe it is easier to walk with some carpets on your floors ? Your parkets are so beautiful, so carpets protect them also.
Thank God Elijah has gone to a loving furever home. 🐶🐕🐾💛🖤💚
This is the kind of story I love!!! This made me cry happy tears!! Sweet Elijah…I’m so glad you have a good, loving home now…enjoy your life from now on!!!
LES BIPEDES SONT LES ANIMAUX LES PLUS NEFASTES DE LA TERRE QUI SE PASSERAIT BIEN D’EUX
So happy for Eijah and a huge thank you to the folks who have taken him into their home.
Be happy, healthy in your loving forever home beautiful sweet Elijah. So happy for all who brought him back from near death.
To the family that gave Elijah his new home, you are true heroes!
This is what life should be. Love always wins. Thanks to this caring and empathic family. They surely have found a new family member that will never ever let them down.
Its truly shocking when you see cops do a good thing. I live in a state n town that most and i mean maybe 10% is nice and kind the rest i find are nothing but bullies i know this because i have been repeatedly bullied by them! I paid one officer to protect me while i was moving my stuff out and the whole time he was there he watched tv and talked to these people as if he knew them…mind you i asked him before going in to help me not be bothered i just wanted my stuff out comes to find out he did know them and he allowed me to. e harrassed the person would repeatedly yell in my face and he was a smartass to me if i asked any questions DONT MOVE TO MILFORD MASS! you want someone to do their job oh they will against you not for you!
Such a wonderful heartwarming story of Elijah the precious boy who deserves every happiness possible after being so mistreated especially in this time of extreme cruelty towards innocent animals! Pray he’s loved so much his former life is forgotten & he is loved every day by his family❤️❤️
Such a wonderful heartwarming story of Elijah the precious boy who deserves every happiness possible after being so mistreated especially in this time of extreme cruelty towards innocent animals! Pray he’s loved so much his former life is forgotten & he is loved every day by his family❤️❤️
So happy to see this little pup has found a good family that will love him and insure that he’s safe!!!! 🙂
These stories bring tears to my eyes…. happy tears… especially Elijah. I can see that he endured so much pain and suffering, bless his heart, that he can be so forgiving to humans, I have a pit and he is so lovable! How monsters (cannot call them people) can treat dogs or any animal like this, is beyond me.
Anyhow I love to see the happy stories of animals in new forever homes makes my day!! I just wish they didn’t have the ugliness first!! I believe in KARMA for them
You have put into words my feeling in total. Elijah is now in a safe, loving home which he is fully enjoying. I am very thankful to his family for providing him this loving family. I know that Elijah will return abundant LOVE to his family. It is quite amazing how quickly Elijah has built up his trust. God I believe is pleased with all involved in bring about these life changing changes for Elijah.
You have put into words my feeling in total. Elijah is now in a safe, loving home which he is fully enjoying. I am very thankful to his family for providing him this loving family. I know that Elijah will return abundant LOVE to his family. It is quite amazing how quickly Elijah has built up his trust. God I believe is pleased with all involved in bring about these life changing changes for Elijah.
It is so uplifting to see these stories and to know that there are wonderful caring people out there. Lady Freethinker is such an advocate for animals, and sometimes the requests are hard to read, but these stories remind us why we do what we do….
Beautiful baby rescued by beautiful people, live happy now fur baby. xx
Les monstres qui ont fait subir de telles atrocités à ce chien devraient servir de cobaye à la science. Heureusement, il existe également des personnes formidables.
Un grand MERCI à tous ces gens qui contribuent désormais au bonheur de ce pauvre chien!!!
anyone involved in this kind of thing needs to be jailed.
Thank you for saving such beautiful, sweet dog. Doghfighters are soulless and brain-dead, they will all burn in hell for eternity.
Listen up soulless perpetrators!
ABUSE AN ANIMAL…GO TO JAIL!!!
ANIMALS DESERVE OUR CARE & PROTECTION! Got it!!!! ?
The Greatness of a Nation & It’s Moral progress can be judged how it’s animals are Treated. -Abe Lincoln
Yes! Rehab the poor abused dogs – and cat and kittens used as bait – and euthanize the monster human scum!
That would be justice!
Poor pit bull . Glad he has found his new home. I hope the maniacs that did this got caught and went down for a long stretch.
IS DOMETHING DOne about these sick son of a BITCHES THT DO this shit
They need t burn in HELL
So very sad that this dog fighting is still going on. I hope they got that cruel person that caused that poor animal such great pain. It is heart breaking . I only hope the dog will be in a loving home now and will not remember his abuse.
it sure helps to see happy endings .. with all the pain and suffering that goes on
thank you Ladies….
THANK GOD FOR THOSE HUMAN BEINGS WITH COMPASSION! WE NEED MORE OF IT AROUND THE WORLD.
Such a sad story but loving one in the end I am soooo happy this doggie found such a wonderful forever loving home.