Live Oak, FL – Sweet Pea, the 10-week-old puppy brutally beaten on March 31 by 45-year-old Eric Ivan Roldan, continues to defy the odds stacked against her. The tiny pup suffered a severely fractured skull when Roldan kicked and stomped her, nearly to death.

Roldan’s brutal attack nearly claimed Sweet Pea’s life, but she has miraculously stayed alive, in spite of her extreme injuries. Sweet Pea was taken under the wing of the Livin’ Like Larry Sanctuary, and she has been receiving veterinary care from Oviedo Veterinary Hospital. On On 4/11/25, the organization let social media followers know that Sweet Pea underwent surgery to repair her fractured skull.

Sweet Pea not only made it through the difficult surgery, but she is showing her amazing, spunky personality during recovery. On Monday, the organization said:

Sweetpea continues to be amazing!!!!!
She’s eating well and taking her meds well! She’s getting a lot of snuggles and love at Oviedo, and her mentation has remained good!
She’s in the soft sided pack n play so that she won’t bonk her noggin on anything hard.
Dr. Jones instacarted over some toys and a sweater for her💕

Animal Victory has started a petition demanding that Eric Roldan be held accountable for his abuse of this innocent puppy. He is facing a felony animal cruelty charge and is in jail on $50,000 bond. You can add your name to the petition, which currently has over 16,000 signatures, here.

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