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SEWELL, N.J. (AP) — A dog that was rescued from Thailand after it was left with half a face has found a home in New Jersey.

Karen Quigley and Michelle Weirich raised money to adopt and care for the 2-year-old dog named Teresa in January after a man unsuccessfully tried to butcher the animal for food. The dog was left without a nose and parts of her top jaw.

The money paid for the pup’s travel and surgery to repair her face.

Quigley tells WPVI-TV in Philadelphia (http://6abc.cm/2mzwdO6 ) Teresa is doing well at her Sewell home and does everything a normal dog would do.

Quigley eventually wants to get Teresa certified as a therapy animal so she can comfort disfigured patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.