Idon’t think I’ve ever personally come across a case where a dog was used in laboratory experiments. It feels wrong on every level.

When you think about it, these dogs endure things they cannot understand. They do not know why it is happening, they just survive the only way they can.

They hold on to the faint hope that someday life will be different, though it must feel impossible when so few people even know what they are going through.

This particular pup lived that reality. He was born in New York, later sent to California for testing, and his early years were filled with pain.

Thankfully, everything began to change once a group of rescuers learned about him and refused to let his story end in suffering.

A Difficult Start

After more than a year of laboratory experiments, Otis was

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