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A pit bull puppy seen&nbsp;being&nbsp;abused in a viral video now has a fur-ever home.

Maximus was officially adopted&nbsp;Tuesday at&nbsp;the Yonkers Animal Shelter.

He was seen in a viral video that led to an arrest in Yonkers and the pup's rescue.

His new owner, Ricky Vetrano, says Maximus now lives in a luxury Yonkers apartment and is very much loved.

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"There's a dog park, he's got his own patio - and&nbsp;you know,&nbsp;he’s the only animal in the house.&nbsp;He’s going to be head of the household," says Vetrano.

While Maximus has a fur-ever home, there are so many animals waiting for theirs. If you would like to adopt pet, there are 35 dogs and 75 cats currently at the Yonkers Animal Shelter.

The dog's new pet parent, Ricky Vetrano, says Maximus now lives in a luxury Yonkers apartment and is very much loved.

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We are on storm watch on this Friday for what's coming on Sunday. Matt fill us in. Yeah. So we have some moderate to heavy rain and strong gusty winds still slated for Sunday. The worst, still Sunday evening and it's very early on Monday. So it's a 5050 weekend coming up again. 53 tomorrow is the pick of the week, clouds and breaks of sun, but then Sunday will start off dry in the morning. But rains developing throughout the day, the wind is ramping up and we'll have those gusts exceeding 30 to 40 MPH into the evening and overnight on Sunday. So here's the futurecast. The lighter shades of here really won't be reaching the ground. The timing that I want you to pay attention to is after three o'clock Sunday afternoon. That's when the first showers break out, but it's still kind of just nuisance weather at that point. The higher impact weather, the worst of this storm will be after eight or nine o'clock Sunday evening. That's when the heaviest rain will be around. That's when the chance for ponding will exist into the early part of Monday morning during those overnight hours as that heavy rain comes down for a few hours. Now, colder air will work on the backside of this storm. I'm not too concerned about winter mix and snow, but there can be a few wet snowflakes and higher elevations of orange Duchess in Ulster County says this kind of rapidly pushes away from us into early on Monday. By the Monday morning, commute, still going to be a little bit gusty outside, still wet and we have the wet leaves around this time of the year. So there can be some slippery conditions from that early on Monday. Here, you can see a snapshot of some of those wind gusts Sunday evening around that 40 mile per hour range at times and rainfall totals 1 to 2 inches on average across the Hudson Valley at this point. Some of those finer details will get adjusted over the next couple of days. So make sure you're checking back with us frequently for those important updates. A mix of sun and clouds today. A nice Friday overall smile worthy weather for sure. Highs finally, more seasonable in the mid forties overnight tonight, partly cloudy chilly have the heavy cold lows in the thirties tomorrow. Again, a nice day, Sunday showers developing in the afternoon, heavier rain and gustier winds Sunday evening into early on Monday, Monday afternoon, dry breaks of sunshine still breezy. Then the rest of next week looks good with a mix of sun and clouds and high staying in the forties through next weekend.

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'He's going to be the head of the household.' New owner offers new life to abused pit bull

Pit bull pups seen abused in that viral video now has a forever home and tonight we introduce you to his new pet parents news 12 Nadia Galindo has the story, maximus is still full of energy and still loves dog treats. But on our second meeting with the pit bull pup, one thing has changed. He has a loving family and a place to call home. I don't believe in coincidence, but I do believe in um things happening for a reason. Well, there were a flood of inquiries to adopt maximus Wednesday, Ricky Vetrano and his girlfriend sealed the deal and took him home to a luxury apartment in Yonkers. There's a dog park and he's got his own patio and you know, he's the only, it's the happy ending. So many people hoped for considering what maximus has been through. In january news 12 showed you this shocking video showing maximus being abused. Law enforcement rescued the now nine month old pup and arrested antoine Mcpherson who faces a misdemeanor charge. Maximus ended up here at the Yonkers shelter. Ricky didn't want to comment on the ongoing case, but did say this about animals that suffer abuse. They deserve to be treated every bit as humans if not better. I mean they, you know, they don't have a voice, they can't pick up the phone and call cps, they can't tell somebody they're being beat, animals can't speak for themselves, but maximus story shows why speaking for them is important now while maximus has a forever home, there are so many animals waiting for theirs if you would like to adopt an animal from the Yonkers animal shelter, I'll have all the information with this story on News 12 dot com. In Yonkers Nadia Galindo News 12. The criminal case is ongoing in Yonkers City Court.

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