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Oreo, a one-year-old pit-bull mix who this past summer survived being thrown from a New York City rooftop, has been euthanized. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) released a somber statement that Oreo was put down on Friday, November 13.

"It was a difficult decision to make, and one that was based on the welfare of Oreo," Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, the ASPCA's National Programs and Science Advisor, tells Paw Nation.

The abuse that Oreo suffered in her short life, it seems, was insurmountable. On June 18, Oreo was beaten by her owner, 19-year-old Fabian Henderson, who threw her from a six-story building, as reported in the New York Daily News. "Neighbors reported hearing the sounds of the dog being beaten for at least 20-30 minutes -- and the dog whimpering as a consequence," the ASPCA said in its statement.

Oreo miraculously survived the brutal plunge, suffering "multiple fractures in her front legs as well as ligament damage, bruised lungs, a fractured rib, liver injury and internal bleeding," reported the New York Times. The skin around Oreo's stomach and armpits was also infected, said the New York Post, suggesting additional abuse. (Henderson was arrested and ultimately pleaded guilty to felony animal-abuse charges, and will be sentenced on December 1, according to the New York Times.)