Sabrina, a pit bull, was found abandoned in Weehawken, New Jersey, so starved that rescuers could count every rib and every bone along her spine. A worker at the Weehawken Mayor’s office who also volunteers with animal rescues spotted her and called police. Sabrina is now being treated by two local rescue groups, Pitbulls & Addicts and Near and Far Rescues, and remains in serious condition.

Police have arrested a Union City man and charged him with third-degree animal cruelty and animal abandonment. Now the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will decide how hard to push this case.

Sabrina’s case should send a clear message across New Jersey: starving and abandoning an animal comes with real consequences. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office should pursue every charge to the fullest extent of the law and reject any deal that lets this case quietly fade away. If there is a conviction, prosecutors should ask the court to bar the defendant from owning or caring for animals, so no other dog suffers the same fate.

“Her broken body is a desperate wake-up call,” the Near and Far Animal Foundation wrote on Facebook. Rescuers are calling for stronger protections and real accountability, and Union City Mayor Brian Stack can add his voice by urging a strong response.

Sabrina cannot speak for herself. Every signature speaks for her.

Sign the petition to demand full justice for Sabrina before her case is quietly closed.