Cruelty to innocent animals is a huge problem worldwide. The number of animal cruelty cases reported each day in the United States alone is staggering, but unfortunately, according to the Humane Society, most cases go unreported. Unfortunately, dogs suffer the most.
A few months ago, a woman was walking through an undeveloped area when she made a heartbreaking discovery.
Brown legs sticking out of a trash can
Poor puppy in the trash can
In March 2023, the Richards Bay SPCA received a heartbreaking call about a puppy wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in an undeveloped nature reserve landfill.
You could barely see the woman walking. Because the poor guy was almost completely covered in trash. Only her long brown legs and pleading eyes were barely visible. The poor puppy was trapped, unable to escape, and had to wait for someone to rescue him.
As soon as SPCA volunteers received the report, they rushed to the scene to rescue the cruelly abandoned puppy. save the dog from the litter
Carefully, the team began to free the puppy. They had to open the plastic bag as he tied it and remove the debris from it. The poor man looked at them sadly throughout the process.
Help put the poor dog in the trash can
After successfully rescuing the puppy, he was happily mobile but very weak and needed immediate medical attention.
“He is severely malnourished and has a superficial wound on his head,” SPCA Richards Bay wrote on their Facebook. “Now named Rocky, he is safe, warm, and fed at the SPCA.”
From Trash To Treasure
At the SPCA, the veterinary team examined Rocky and treated the wound on his head. He got plenty of nourishment and fluids.
They don’t know how long he was abandoned at the dump site, but looking at his state, it must have been at least a couple of days. Rocky’s strength gradually returned, and his personality began to blossom as well.
“Rocky is now the sweetest, most outgoing puppy,” the SPCA representative told The Dodo. “We were amazed at how a puppy who had been discarded like trash could love and trust again.”
Rocky and his unfortunate situation received an outpouring of love and donations.
According to The Dodo, this little pup has been adopted into a loving family and lives happily on a farm.
He gained weight, his wounds have healed, and he’s simply the sweetest soul ever.
Rocky thankfully survived being discarded like trash on a dump site, living under a pile of garbage, and is now living his happy life, but some other dogs might not be as fortunate as Rocky.
The SPCA used their Facebook platform to encourage owners to responsibly take care of their animals: “We urge pet owners who no longer want your animals to bring them to the SPCA and not to do things such as these.”
