A dog has been rescued from a remote trail in Oklahoma after a man was caught on camera dumping the pet to fend for itself in the middle of nowhere.
The puppy, now named Rocket, was found by animal rescuers after nine hours alone on the trail according to a post on Facebook by the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals.
Trail cameras showed a man abandoning the dog and driving away in his car, according to the post. Because the trail cameras were active rescuers were able to respond.
“This is absolutely not ok. Dumping a poor defenceless animal in the middle of nowhere and driving away is cruel,” the charity wrote.
Rescuers said that the pooch had been vetted, fed, and given a safe warm place to rest his head following the abandonment.
“While we understand that people may be struggling to care for their pets due to Covid, there are resources and organisations here to help, including us. Doing this to living, feeling being should never be the answer,” they said.
“Rocket was lucky,” they added. “If cameras weren’t rolling, who knows what fate would have befallen Rocket.”
“We will ensure he never suffers this fate again,” they said.
The poor dog was abandoned in the wilderness in the suitcase, but he still tried to continue fighting for his fragile life
Puppy is abandoned in the middle of nowhere in a suitcase, but he didn’t stop fighting
The Lega Del Cane Trani rescue squad came upon one of the most heartbreaking situations in the recent year. A guy was travelling between Trani and Barletta in Italy when he noticed something peculiar.
A puppy was just inches away from a broken suitcase on the side of the road. The way the suitcase had been ripped reflected the awful predicament in which this furry companion had found himself.
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