A 2-year-old pit bull on death row has managed to dodge the lethal injection he was sentenced to after biting a father and daughter in the Bronx. Snoop has been under the watch of the city's Animal Care & Control at a shelter since January, and his secret weapon to staying alive is lawyer Rachel Hirschfeld.
After the biting incident took place (which caused no permanent inuries, by the way), Snoop's owner found Hirschfeld, who has been working for free. She told the Daily News, "By hook or by crook, I've kept this thing going. I'll do anything I can to keep him alive." She's demanding the dog's rights are not tossed by the wayside, and he can't be executed until Snoop gets a hearing before an administrative law judge.
Until the hearing happens (currently one isn't scheduled), Hirschfeld is angling for a plea deal. The dog's owner says she'll get him neutered, muzzled and keep him fenced in if they two are allowed to reunited. In the meantime, Snoop has made plenty of friends at the shelter, where he reportedly enjoys neck scratches and Boar's Head bologna. Death row pit bulls: they're just like us.
