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A tragic event led to this story:\u00a0 On May 10, Mia, a 13 year old girl from Cranbury,\u00a0New Jersey was walking her dog and was hit by a car, and the driver callously and illegally fled the scene.\u00a0 The girl was seriously injured and her dog was killed instantly.\u00a0 According to The Woodbridge Patch<\/em>, witnesses said that the pup, named Panda, absorbed most of the impact from the car, and likely saved Mia’s life.<\/p>\n But on July 3rd, members of the Cranbury Fraternal Order of Police\u00a0presented Mia and her family with a puppy, much to their joy!\u00a0 You can see it here<\/a>\u00a0in the Patch<\/em>.<\/p>\n I hope the dog was adopted from a local shelter.\u00a0 Virtually everywhere in New Jersey, shelter animals are the most at risk on account of overcrowded conditions, and are deserving of loving, forever homes.<\/p>\n ADOPT, don’t shop!\u00a0 And spay and neuter your houshold pets!\u00a0 It’s the only was we’re going to end the endless slaughter of innocent animals.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A tragic event led to this story:\u00a0 On May 10, Mia, a 13 year old girl from Cranbury,\u00a0New Jersey was walking her dog and was hit by a car, and the driver callously and illegally fled the scene.\u00a0 The girl was seriously injured and her dog was killed instantly.\u00a0 According to The Woodbridge Patch, witnesses … <\/p>\n