A horribly neglected dog has recently been freed from his hellish existence. The dog, who was named Bad Dog by his former owner, lived five years of his life on the end of a chain, with a mud pit for his “home.”
Mississippi’s Shaw Pit Bull Rescue shared details of the dog’s sad existence, gleaned from a conversation with his former owner, with Facebook followers:
What we learned will disturb us for sometime. This dog spent 5 years of his life living in the mud pit hell that he was forced to call home. His name was BAD DOG! No joke, the owner personally gave us his name. He hasn’t seen a vet in YEARS. Our next questions were about his temperament. Was he good with animals? “He’s never been around them.” Is he good with children? “He isn’t allowed near them.” We were told this as we could HEAR multiple children playing in the background. Five years of solitude and seclusion living in this “home.” His life was never even remotely fair, or even just.
Our hearts broke.
It doesn’t take much imagination to visualize what this dog’s life has been like for the past five years. He was desperately lonely. He was frustrated. He was sad. He was miserably cold in the winter and unbearably hot in the summer. He was thirsty. He was hungry.
He was simply existing – not living at all.
Bad Dog is now known as Phoenix and things are going to change for him in ways that he could never have imagined. No longer will he wonder if he will be given food. No longer will he sit in the cold and the mud – suffering.
The rescue group wrote of Phoenix’s first moments in their care:
We loved him. We cared for him. We warmed him inside and out. And we tried to dry him off as best as possible. Then we promised him that we will never be called “Bad Dog” again.
What should be a 55-60 pound dog is now a severely dehydrated 38 pound dog. He has sores on his poor body from all the mud and rain he endured. Every bone in his body can be felt, as well as seen. He’s going to need a lot of tender love and care, but that’s what rescue is all about. This is why your support and encouragement are so very important.
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Pure sweetness
I have an idea, put the ex owner on the chain and leave him there for a couple of years, poor little dog, no animal should be treated like this.
Thank u so very much for rescuing Pheonix!! No more suffering beautiful baby!!
Thank you and many blessings, dearest rescuers! The LUNATIC needs serious JAIL TIME! The fiery pit will come later!
I AM totally AT A LOSS as to WHY in The Name of Christ did it that the Community , Rescues, Law Enforcement, Citizens, or ANYONE % YEARS TO ASSIST IN GETTING THIS PATHETIC ANIMAL that IN WAY DESERVED THIS TREATMENT SOME GOD DAMN HELP>>> SURE in the Hell is NOT a Community anyone with any Self Esteem or Compassion Would want to LIVE , and Raise a Family in!!! Holy Shit!!! on A Shingle!!!
Phoenix is one lucky dog to have been saved by this rescue and she will finally have the life she should have had. Just look at how loving she is when she is being cuddled. She has craved human contact for such a long time and now has it. The owner needs to pay for all her care until she is adopted and he should also be charged with animal cruelty. Payback for this scum.