PUEBLO – A puppy that was thrown at a vehicle in Colorado by a homeless man last week was adopted Friday after a raffle organized by animal shelter officials.
Officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region set up the drawing in Pueblo. KKTV-TV reported the winner is Beth Sisneros of Peyton. Shelter workers had named the dog Bob; Sisneros renamed the pup Buddy Junior.
An anonymous donor paid for Buddy’s $400 adoption fee.
The Pueblo Chieftain reported that the puppy was thrown by a man reportedly under the influence of meth at a vehicle that was occupied by a mother and her daughter Dec. 15, authorities said.
Amanda Belcher was in the car with her daughter when she said the man approached her vehicle and threw the puppy at the roof of the vehicle with force, authorities said.
The man was cited for animal cruelty, authorities said.
