Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty Officers were called to a residence on Delaware Street in Syracuse, New York, following a report of a dog trapped in a basement.

What seemed like a standard call soon revealed one of the most disturbing cases of neglect the officers had ever encountered.

Inside the building, they discovered a German Shepherd tied up in the basement, abandoned by her owner.

The dog, later named Hope, was severely malnourished, too weak to move, and lying helpless on the dirt floor, clinging to life.

Fighting For Hope

Hope, just two years old, was scared, lonely, and starving. She cried out for help, barking endlessly, but no one came to her aid.

According to the Animal Alliance of Greater Syracuse , when a maintenance worker asked the owner where her dog was, she cas

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