Bulldog Tossed From Truck After Botched Surgery: Reports

WOODBURY, CT — After taking in a bulldog who was thrown out of a truck following a botched surgery, Woodbridge Regional Animal Control has received at least 15 adoption offers, according to a report — and an animal advocacy group is offering a reward for information on the person responsible.

Last October, a woman driving behind the pickup truck watched the dog get tossed from it, the Associated Press reported. She rescued the dog and took her to the home of a friend who volunteers at the shelter, according to the Associated Press.

The 3.5-year-old bulldog had just undergone a botched cesarean section and had heavy internal bleeding, the New Haven Register reported, but veterinarians treated her with antibiotics. Eventually, her uterus was removed via surgery, the newspaper said.

Officials hope to identify the driver of the truck via an animal cruelty investigation, and animal advocacy group Desmond's Army is offering a $1,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the person(s) responsible.

In the meantime, the bulldog — who shelter staff named Mary — is in need of a new home, and Animal Control Officer Karen Lombardi told The Middletown Press that at least 15 people have offered to adopt her as of Monday night.

"The phone has not stopped ringing," Lombardi told the newspaper Monday night, saying the shelter will carefully vet each applicant.