Two weeks ago, in a local truckyard parking area for big rigs in the outskirts of Los Angeles, a heartless owner abandoned a small dog. Big rigs would enter and exit nonstop; no less than 10 massive trucks with loud engines and huge tires moved around a massive lot, and surely it was no place for a defenseless little dog.
The dog had been trying so hard to survive. Danger was everywhere, and she ran and she ran, and once she found a spot with no big trucks and less noise, she would rest, but always slept with one eye open.
For days, Suzette Hall, founder of the nonprofit animal rescue, Logan’s Legacy 29, had been searching for the frightened dog and poured her whole heart into rescuing her. Everyday, Hall drove 45 minutes to the location and then 45 minutes back – sometimes three times a day. She would awaken at 4:30 a.m. just to try again. Suzette could not stop thinking about the dog out there, waiting for someone to care, but too afraid to trust anyone.
At first, trapping her felt impossible. The truck drivers had been tossing food out their windows, so the dog was never hungry enough to go into Suzette’s humane trap. She completely understood why they did it. They cared about her too.
But every day I would leave heartbroken because I couldn’t get her safe.
Finally, I was able to get everyone to understand that we had to stop feeding her so we could save her life.
On Thursday, Suzette arrived later in the day. The truck yard was quiet; there had been less trucks and less noise. The dog had been sitting near the spot where the drivers had previously left food for her, but not today. Perhaps she realized that no one was coming to feed her this time.
And then… she slowly started walking toward the trap.
Suzette had been hiding and watching through tears. The truckers slowed their big rigs down and started watching too. She would take a few tiny steps into the trap… then run back out.
Again and again.
In… and out.
In… and out.
And then finally…
FINALLY…
She stepped on that pedal, and the trap door shut.
It was a moment to rejoice. The truck drivers raised their hands up into the air cheering. What a sight to see – grown men cheering for one tiny little dog who needed a friend even though she didn’t quite understand at the time.
These rescues etch their way deep into Hall’s heart. She feels every second of their fear and their loneliness, but she doesn’t give up!
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