Not every dog begins life in the safety of a warm, loving home. Sadly, many are left to survive on the streets, end up in crowded shelters, or live with owners who neglect and mistreat them.

Conditions like these leave deep scars, both physical and emotional, that can take years to heal.

This is particularly true for Pit Bulls, a breed that continues to face unfair stereotypes and is too often misunderstood.

One Pit Bull in Atlanta, Georgia, proves how painful the past can be, and how healing begins when kindness steps in.

A Difficult Past

Chico, a Pit Bull now safe in his forever home in Atlanta, was once a victim of terrible neglect.

Christine, who now cares for him alongside her daughter, Alexis Brianna, first discovered him when he had been cruelly tied to a tree, with ants craw

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