Yesterday afternoon, a five-month-old pit bulldog, Apollo, won the award of the Nasu County Association for the Prevention of Animal Abuse (SPCA) at the Pennsylvania Hotel in Manhattan. Because Apollo saved her hostess at RedHook Stadium Park.
Maya Fairweather, the 18-year-old female owner of Apollo, took her for a walk in the park and was suddenly subjected to sexual assault by a stranger, who bit each other ' s feet before Maya could escape danger.
Gary Rogers, President of the Association for the Prevention of Animal Abuse in Naso County, said, "We have seen a lot of stories about how dogs save people from fire, how dogs save children from the pool, and so forth, which is another good thing." "I didn't think it would do a great job because it was too young, just a puppy, but it did a great job and it did it." And the hostess Maya said, "If you're good to dogs, it's good to you."
Following the discovery of the story of Apollo, the Society for the Prevention of Animal Abuse decided to give it a cake, a large basket of toys, etc., to reward the puppy. An animal rights activist, Jean Shafiroff, said that they were not just companion dogs, they could save lives, “This dog saved Maya's life, and we're celebrating.”
Maya was reluctant to talk to journalists, but held up Apollo like he had seen someone save his life. Maybe Apollo didn't know what was going on, but it showed the heroic side.