Smokey & Lucian 2 abused dogs from Ohio Go International

**Update on Smokey
11/8/2010

SMOKEY GETS SOME JUSTICE !
Smokey has been offered a home in Arizona with the wonderful team at
TARA'S BABIES...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-AZ/Taras-Babies-Animal-Welfare/368847114798?v=wall

we need to help get him there, and get his yard ready for him.
Smokey needs our help ..lets get him outta Greene County Shelter ASAP.
Please share Smokeys Chip in Donate if you can & Share as much as possible

http://tarasbabiesdogs.chipin.com/smokeys-new-home


http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/abused-dog-smokey-may-be-taken-to-a-pet-sanctuary-871939.html

Smokey and Lucian two Abused Dogs from Ohio have gained International Attention.


http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/dayton/Overwhelming-outcry-for-abused-dogs

Smokey is in the custody of Green County Animal Control, healing from his injuries and awaiting the decision on his fate. His Owners Chasity Elliott and Robert (Bobby) Profitt , took turns beating him with a baseball bat before running him over with their car.
In interviews with WHIO and WDTN Elliott describes the beating they gave the dog before running him over. She describes the brutal beating with a gleam in her eye.
See the 2 interviews below


http://www.whiotv.com/news/24602053/detail.html


http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/fairborn-woman-describes-dog-beating


Notice how her eyes look up to the left or up to the right when she talks the bad choice they made and how sorry she is. Experts on body language call this a classic sign that someone is lying.


The couple pleaded not guilty in court on August 19, 2010


Underdog Rescue International Voice and concerned people around the globe would like to see Smokey go to a place when he can be rehabilitated and loved.
The authorities in Greene County are seeking legal advice before making a decision about Smokey.
The original Owner of Smokey Chasity Elliot's aunt has signed a release allowing Harold Brown of Green County Animal Control to make the decisions about Smokey. That over rules the original release by Elliott and Profitt signed asking that the dog be put to sleep.
Smokey is still part of an ongoing animal cruelty case against Elliott and Profitt so the courts have some say also. Harold Brown legally must comply with anything court ordered.
 Harold Brown says he is not opposed to seeking other options for Smokey, but those options will not include adoption because of the bite record. This means Smokey can not be adopted to the public. It does not mean that he doesn't get a second chance at life abuse free. It is still possible that Smokey will be allowed to go to someplace like Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

Lucians Story ...
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/montgomery/Outpouring-of-support-for-neglected-dog

Lucian & Siblings continue to improve !

Lucian Today 56lbs

Lucian - A Pit bull mix was found with 2 other dogs locked in a basement nearly starved to death in a house on Irwin Avenue in Dayton, Ohio.
A concerned neighbor called The Pit Bull Rescue Group named Luv-A-Bulls, when she learned the people who lived there had moved and left the dogs behind.
She did not call Animal Authorities because she was afraid they would put the dogs to sleep.

Lucian was so weak from starvation he could not stand. Channel 2 News reported a neighbor said the dog tried to crawl to her at one point when he thought she was leaving.
He was so skinny bones were sticking out , he looked like he was already dead in photos.
I believe someone asked on a facebook thread if the dog was alive.

Luv-A-Bulls called Dr. Lisa Wood at the Germantown Animal Health Center. Who is caring for him now.
When he arrived at Germantown Animal Hospital he was so weak he could not life his head.
It is certian that he may have only lived a few more hours if someone had not intervened.
Initially it was thought that Lucian would not make it, he had a %20 chance in pulling through.
I am happy to say that over the weekend he began to improve, he can stand and walk, he is eating and drinking and has even had some time outside with his brother Lumos who was also rescued. The third dog is being cared for by a foster home.

Luv-A-Bulls Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10264911057

Germantown Animal Health Center Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Germantown-OH/Germantown-Animal-Health-Center/143311839032785?ref=ts&__a=20&v=wall

Here is the lastest update on Lucian and his brother Lumos from thier facebook page
Germantown Animal Health Center:
"Lucian and Lumos are continuing to improve. Lucian is now able to walk outside to "do his business" and he loves lying in the grass soaking up the sun. He loves seeing his brother and giving him kisses. Lumos is almost back to a normal weight. He loves being outside and trying to chase the clinic cats."
UPDATED VIDEO ON LUCIAN
http://www.whiotv.com/video/24791354/index.html