Owning a pet should mean a lifelong commitment, but sadly, not everyone sees it that way. Despite shelters working tirelessly to provide resources and help, some people still choose the cruelest option of all: abandonment.
In Ridgeway, Virginia, rescuers were left stunned when they discovered not one, not two, but eleven abandoned puppies.
Two separate litters had been dumped on the roadside and left to survive on their own. If it had not been for compassionate rescuers, the outcome for these fragile pups could have been tragic.
Left To Survive Alone
According to a Facebook post from the Henry County Animal Shelter in Virginia, animal officers were called about a group of puppies running loose on the road in Ridgeway.
Just hours later, another call came in about more puppies only a