Rosie, a staff member at Stray Rescue of St. Louis , was taking a shelter dog for a walk, unaware of the shocking scene she was about to stumble upon.

The moment she noticed an abandoned crate covered with a tarp left on a sidewalk, she froze in disbelief.

Her heart sank as she rushed toward it, fearing that someone had abandoned pets and hoping she found them in time.

The crate sat directly under the blazing sun, and that day, temperatures in St. Louis, Missouri, had soared to 98 degrees.

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Terribly worried, Rosie quickly called for help.

“[They] radioed on their walkie talkie. They felt a little panicked because it was so hot outside,” a representative from Stray Rescue of St. Louis told The Dodo .

Rosie talked in a soft voice as she lifted the tarp. She was stunn

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