Anyone who has spent any amount of time working or volunteering at an animal shelter has seen countless heartbreaking cases of abuse and neglect.
Animal rescuers get used to caring for animals at their worst, however, even the rescue team from the Southern Cross Animal Rescue (SCAR) couldn’t help but be stunned by the state of two neglected dogs when they found them in an old barn. Our hearts are broken for these sweet babies. The abuse and neglect never seems to end,” SCAR wrote in a post to Facebook.
“Last night SCAR welcomed two new dogs. This pair was found in a barn behind an elderly woman’s home. The male is in horrible condition. He could barely see or eat due to all the matted hair. The smell is unbelievable. The only way to describe it is that he smells like towels that have been soured for months- only worse,” the Mississippi-based said about the dog, who they named ‘Bob Marley’. “He is scared to death of people but finds comfort in the female he was found with. She doesn’t look nearly as bad as he does but is still completely matted with very few teeth left.”
Bob and the female dog, who they named ‘Rita’, were sent to the Parkside Animal Hospital to be shaved, examined, and treated for any skin infections. The pair have already undergone incredible transformations, but it will be a long time until they have fully healed from such extreme neglect. And while SCAR is already at full capacity, the team is raising money here for their treatments because they refuse to give up on these amazing animals.
Watch the entire video below to see the heartbreaking state these dogs were found in.
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[Featured image: Facebook/SCAR-Southern Cross Animal Rescue]
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