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Chico the Chihuahua was hungry, cold, and covered in ticks when rescuers from PETA discovered him chained to an old trampoline

Jake Roos, a fieldworker for the organization, tells PEOPLE that the pup was a “shell of himself” with ribs and hipbones protruding from his body

He adds that the 3-year-old Chihuahua’s life “couldn’t be more different” in his new forever home with a loving owner

Chico the Chihuahua is getting a second chance at life.

In 2024, Jake Roos and his team at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) discovered a 3-year-old Chihuahua who was chained outside with a bungee cord wrapped around his neck and ticks all over his body. And at the time, they did everything they could to help him.

“We fitted him with a proper collar and gave him food,

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