Abandoned Pitbull Puppy On The Mend Thanks To Donations And A North Side Animal Rescue

IRVING PARK — An Irving Park animal rescue can continue providing emergency medical care for a badly injured pitbull puppy thanks to donations from Chicagoans. Neighbors have donated more than $8,000 to help Cody, a 4-month-old pitbull puppy who was brought last week to Famous Fido Rescue Adoption, Wellness and Learning Center, 3124 W. Irving Park Road. He was found tied to a pole outside a Rogers Park 7-Eleven before being brought in. Cody was extremely nervous and malnourished, and he had cigarette burns, protruding ribs and overgrown nails, founder Gloria Lissner said. Cody is beginning to recover, having gained…