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Massive 70lb bulldog sheds pounds and gets a new home

A bulldog named Peggy Sue reached seventy pounds before arriving at an RSPCA centre in England, and she has now slimmed down and been rehomed.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
Published 1:49 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by Good News Network: “Massive 70lb Dog the Size of Baby Hippo Sheds Pounds and Gets New Home”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:49 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.

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Good News NetworkMassive 70lb Dog the Size of Baby Hippo Sheds Pounds and Gets New Home

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA bulldog named Peggy Sue swelled to seventy pounds, and the RSPCA's West Hatch Animal Centre in England says she struggled with walking, infections and overheating.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe's lost the weight and found a new home.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe's reframed her whole body journey, and I think we should celebrate her for choosing a lighter chapter.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe didn't choose anything.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA dog can't open the pantry, so the only one in this story who needed an intervention is whoever kept filling the bowl.

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