Star The Miracle Dog, Shot 40 Times And Buried Alive, Survives (VIDEO)

It seems some animals can overcome even the most gruesome of fates.

These stories of survival are simply incredible, like this dog, who survived over 3 dozen gun shots from a pellet gun and a burial, according to TIME. The stray dog, named Star by her rescuers, was found buried up to her snout in sand in Malta.

It seems to be a miracle in and of itself that authorities were actually able to find her. According to the New York Daily News she was also well hidden.

Officers investigating an unrelated case near the city of Birzebbuga last week heard faint whispers from under a plank with a tree stump on top of it. After removing the plank, they made the gruesome discovery: a dog buried alive in dirt up to its face, its snout and limbs tied up, and multiple bullet wounds in its head, The Times of Malta reported.

Because she was a stray, finding Star's assailant (or assailants) could be difficult, according to the Daily News. However, a number of Facebook pages have sprung up hoping to find her attacker.

While many have offered to adopt the dog, officials have said she still has a long recovery before she's ready for a new home.

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Comments

[happymonkey90]

03:34 PM on 07/01/2011

That is amazing! Poor dog! I can't believe anyone could do that.

That truly is a miracle.

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[Shelia Racca]

01:22 PM on 06/28/2011

i hope they catch the son of a b---- that did this u sick fu----- freak. and when they catch u sew ur lips together and bury u up to ur nose and mouth. it made me sick. innocent animals r just defenseless babies. i hope they catch u

[Debra White]

12:14 PM on 06/28/2011

What goes around comes around. This dog survived for a reason.

[Igor Purlantov]

11:01 PM on 06/21/2011

What a heart breaking story. It is disturbing that someone could be so cruel to an animal. Rest in peace Star. You will always be remembered.

[Bluemoon3256]

04:03 PM on 06/18/2011

I can't even read the whole story. The headline was enough to turn my stomach. How and why would someone do this is beyond me. So sorry to read that Star has passed on. May she finally know the peace that she did not have in her life..

[kabuli5]

01:11 PM on 06/21/2011

Actually, if you even read the headline, Star has not passed on. It is quite clear that she survived, hence the "Miracle Dog" moniker.

[Jonathan Levine]

03:29 PM on 06/17/2011

All I ask for is 15 minutes along with her assailants. It would make my day and it would be the last of theirs.

[Kuba Szybalski]

01:58 PM on 06/18/2011

If you let me tag along I'll drive you there and afterwards dig a hole for them in same spot dog was found.

[MiraMcB]

03:21 PM on 06/10/2011

The saddest of eyes. It breaks my heart to see her and to think of all the sweet, helpless animals who fall victim to two-legged beasts who cannot recognize unconditional love available to them when they see it. My wish is that all so-called people who inflict such pain and suffering on others, particularly helpless animals and children, have that pain and suffering come back on themselves 100 fold. RIP, Star. If there is a God and there is a Heaven, then you are happily romping through Springtime fields of flowers with good friends.

[sarah mcvey]

02:43 PM on 06/07/2011

Please Lord punish those who did this to that poor innocent dog and help justes be done unto those very wicked deman persons that did those bad things to this poor help less dog. In the name of Jusus. have them pay for what they did.Aman.

[saint bernard mom]

03:36 PM on 06/06/2011

Star, may you be at peace and know how loved you were. XOXO and forever tummy rubs to you...

[scifibird]

01:14 PM on 06/06/2011

According to Star's facebook page, this poor soul has passed. So very sad. the cruelty of humans is beyond belief! Star is now at Rainbow Bridge where no one will ever hurt her again!

[Bon1042]

12:40 AM on 06/07/2011

yes, I just went to facebook and found a newspaper piece, The Sun, British I think that she died. She spent time with a possible new family- but fell ill, inflammation of the pancreas. this is awful.

[Brandy Pendley]

12:53 PM on 06/06/2011

The human capacity for heartlessness and cruelty to these wonderful creatures is something that's impossible to understand. Not everyone who walks upright is fully human. No other way to explain it.

[ferbie1sully]

06:53 PM on 06/04/2011

There needs to be a world wide law making cruelty to animals a federal crime punishable by 10 years in prison. What this/these person(s) did to this dog should have happen to them. There is absolutely no excuse for this to happen to any animal. I hope Star gets a truly loving home and that the perpetrator(s) get found and punished.

[Elizabeth Brooke]

05:30 PM on 06/03/2011

This is such a horrifying story of baseless cruelty. After watching the video, it looks like this sad creature does not even have a comfortable environment to rehabilitate in. This crime against an animal is committed by sociopaths, after torturing dogs, they will move on to people with the same lack of empathy and total disregard for life. These people will never be rehabilitated, they should be locked up forever.

[Sean Padman McMenamin]

05:48 AM on 06/03/2011

Amazing, what a fighter.

[FlaviaDeLuce]

02:14 PM on 06/02/2011

just give me 10 minutes with that "person"...all i need is my two hands

poor doggie.. breaks my fricken heart!!!!!!!!! people are such disgusting parasites