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Abigail and Pharaoh (Plus Scruffy Finds a Home)

Abigail was left on the side of the road by a hit-and-run driver, while Pharaoh came to Sean Casey Animal Rescue from a home that had about 20 other cats.

Abigail, a 5-year-old Rottweiler-German Shephard mix, was hit by a car in front of Kings Plaza during a snowstorm in January.

Luckily, a Good Samaritan called Sean Casey Animal Rescue.

“She was laying, basically, on the curb. She wasn’t bleeding, she just couldn’t stand,” said Sean Casey, the shelter’s founder.

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Casey took her to a vet, who discovered she had no broken bones, just severe bruising. After some weeks of painkillers and rest, she’s healed and ready for a home.

But because she’s a little shy, that home hasn’t come.

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“She stays in the corner and I think that’s why she’s overlooked by people when they come in, Casey said.

But he says if you spend a few minutes with her, a new picture will emerge.

“At first she’s a little aloof but once she gets to know you she warms up very quickly,” he said.

Abigail is a calm quiet dog who would be good for someone who doesn’t have a lot of time to devote to training a new pet.

“She’s an easy dog, she doesn’t need a tremendous amount of exercise. She’s a very independent dog,” he said.

Also awaiting adoption is Pharaoh, a 1-year-old black-and-white kitty who came from a hoarder house in Brooklyn where she was living with about 20 other cats.

Pharaoh loves to have her tummy rubbed and to sit on your lap, said Charles Henderson, the shelter’s director of operations.

“She’s a very sweet cat,” he said.

“She’s very soft and gentle,” Henderson added. “She likes to give love, and be loved.”

Meanwhile good news: , who also came from a hoarder house, in his case an apartment with 40 other dogs, was adopted by a young couple from Park Slope about 10 days ago.

“They liked the fact that he had a clam disposition,” said Henderson, who said the couple was also moved by his hoarder-house background, which has made him a little fearful of going outdoors.

“I think they probably decided to take him on to help him out a little bit,” he said, adding that the couple has been in touch since and said Scruffy “is doing fine.”


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