A South Florida dog is on the road to recovery one day after she was found tied up to a stop sign outside a fire station, and now the animal rescue nonprofit that came to her aid is making a public plea to help her and other animals like her.

Firefighters at Fort Lauderdale Fire Station 47 found the abandoned canine late Wednesday night.

It’s unclear who abandoned the animal, but now she’s in the care of Saving Sage Animal Rescue.

She also has a new name: Sweetie, a gentle new name, after a heartbreaking start.

“She’s so little, and you just want to do everything you can,” said Thomas Borello, a volunteer at Saving Sage Animal Rescue.

Saving Sage was the firefighters’ first call after taking in Sweetie.

“She was in really bad shape, completely matted up. You can tell she’s been negle

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