A heartbreaking photo showed a poor dog who had been abandoned in a dumpster by her owner. After being in danger of being euthanized, the dog was rescued and is now getting an inspiring second chance.
Cumberland County Animal Services, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, shared a post about a dog named Sadie who was taken in after her previous owner tossed her in a dumpster.
According to the shelter, Sadie bit her owner after being physically disciplined for going to the bathroom inside the house, causing the owner to throw her in the dumpster.
Making things even more dramatic, the shelter wrote that Sadie would be in danger of being euthanized if she did not find a rescue soon. “We really want to see this girl find her forever [home],” Cumberland County Animal Services wrote.
Thankfully, this wasn’t the end of Sadie’s story. She soon got a second chance, after being taken in by Dochas N Gra Animal Rescue in South Carolina.
“I wasn’t gonna let this poor girl die for no reason,” rescue founder Victoria McGonigal told WRAL.
Sadie has now been renamed Sydney. Though the dog was abandoned due to a biting incident, Victoria says she doesn’t blame Sydney. “It was something that was not in her control… You have to give them a chance,” she said.
Sydney is now setting into her new surroundings on the farm sanctuary, and Victoria says the sweet dog “loves kisses and snuggles.”
Sydney is currently receiving medical care for an upper respiratory infection. It is not clear if she will be put up for adoption or live her life on the farm, but either way it’s clear she’s gotten a great new start.
No charges have been brought against the former owner who left her in the dumpster, according to McClatchy News.
It was heartbreaking to see this poor dog thrown away in a dumpster, and we’re so glad she’s getting a second chance! Please share this story if you love dogs!