Donations Come In for Wounded Pit Bull

Donations have been raised to help a pit bull who survived a gunshot wound to the face.

Officials at the Stafford Veterinary Hospital tell The Press of Atlantic City that Boss the pit bull underwent successful surgery Tuesday to remove the bullet from his neck, repair a torn ligament and be neutered.

In addition to hospital donations, an online fundraising campaign has raised more than $5,000.

An office manager at the hospital says the response has been so overwhelming that donations are no longer needed.

Boss was found March 7, limping and bleeding from a gunshot wound to the face while wandering in traffic on Route 9 in New Gretna in Burlington County.

The couple that found him say they hope to adopt him.

Prosecutors are investigating the shooting.

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