A poor puppy who was repeatedly punched by his vile old owner has now got a new family to love him.
Bernie was left with a fractured cheek and multiple rib fractures which showed up on X-rays.
The bulldog struggled to stand up and also had a bloodshot eye.
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His cruel owner has repeatedly punched him for at least ten minutes one one occasion.
Bernie, 11 months old, was battered at least three times.
He was taken in by the RSPCA in Birmingham.
A spokesperson for the animal charity said: “He was rushed to an RSPCA animal hospital where X-rays showed he also had cheek and multiple historic rib fractures.
“And showed that he had sustained these bone fractures on at least three separate incidents.
“Heartbreakingly, Bernie’s injuries were consistent with his owner punching him a number of times for a duration of at least 10 minutes.”
Bernie was treated at the RSPCA’s Newbrook Farm Animal Hospital in Birmingham before being transferred to the RSPCA Northamptonshire Branch, as reported on Need To Know.
Kate Whitehead, from the branch, said: “He was a bit shut down when he arrived, he was very uncertain.
“He became more playful and became the puppy he wasn’t allowed to be before.
“He unravelled out of his shell and started lapping up attention.”
But he has now been rehomed with Lucie Johnstone, 39, Amanda Hunt, 45, and Amanda’s children, Maisie, 19, and Kieran, 18, in Nottingham.
Lucie said: “Bernie is just perfect really. He’s cheeky and has lots of personality but not too full-on.
“If you’re feeling any stress, he immediately snaps you out of it.
“He gets us out walking, and in nature, and it’s so lovely when he gives you that undivided love.”
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