A heart-wrenching video has recently gained attention on social media, showing a poignant moment between a mother dog and a man at a rescue shelter.
The clip, shared by the Kluang Johor Stray Dog Home, captures the man arriving at the shelter in his car and bringing along an adult dog and a package containing five newborn puppies, whose eyes were still closed.
Once at the shelter’s entrance, the man places the animals on the ground, preparing to leave. Sensing what was about to happen, the mother dog clings to the man’s legs, seemingly begging him not to abandon her and her young ones.
Despite her desperate attempt to stop him, the man eventually shakes her off and drives away.
After the shelter staff found the abandoned dog family, they quickly brought them to a veterinarian for a check-up. Initial tests suggested that the mother dog might have breast cancer.
However, further examinations revealed that she was suffering from pyometra, a serious uterine infection that requires surgery once the puppies finish nursing. Additionally, the puppies will need to be sterilized in the future to avoid similar health issues.
The shelter, already dealing with financial constraints due to having over a thousand animals in their care, was challenged further by this new addition.
The pandemic has led to a decline in donations, compelling them to seek more resources to feed and care for the animals. The unexpected burden brought on by the man’s actions left the shelter both overwhelmed and frustrated.
In response, they launched a social media campaign to gather donations, urging supporters to give whatever they could, no matter how small.
Many kindhearted individuals have shared the post and contributed as best they can. Unfortunately, the shelter later reported the sad news that two of the puppies had passed away.
The man who left the dogs has since reached out to the shelter’s president to apologize, explaining that the dogs were strays and he was unable to care for them due to his own financial difficulties.
