When Mario was dropped off at Animal Friends of the Valleys in Wildomar, California, he couldn’t understand why his family had left him. The loyal Labrador Retriever and Pit Bull mix clung to the hope that it was all a mistake; that soon, he’d be back home, curled up beside the people he loved most.

But as the days passed, reality began to settle in. The familiar sounds of home were replaced by the loud, unfamiliar noise of the shelter. Mario pressed his face against the kennel bars, watching every person who walked by, hoping one of them would be someone he knew.

What he didn’t know was that his family had moved into a new residence where Pit Bulls weren’t allowed. There was no room for him in their new life.

Struggling To Cope With Shelter Life

The constant barking and chaos of the

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