Meet Scooter, the pup who was tied to a dumpster in a shopping mall parking lot and left with a following note: “Free Pup. My name is Scooter. Owner Went To Jail Today.”
Paula Langford, who is the founder of a local foster-based rescue group called South Eastern Homeless Animals (SEHA), heard about the pooch and picked him up. “As soon as I saw him, I knew this was a loved pet,” Langford said. “He was abandoned with an expensive carrying case for him, an expensive collar, a bag of grain-free dog food.”
Then, Langford scanned his microchip and found out the following: “When he was arrested, his [the owner’s] main concern was that his dog did not go to the shelter, so he handed his belongings, his money, his backpack, his carrying bag and his beloved dog to his friends and asked them to ensure that the dog was safe,” Langford said. Unfortunately, Scooter’s owner’s friends abandoned the dog, but Langford managed to get in touch with his mother who was happy to take the doggie with her.
“It was a very touching and emotional reunion, and it was quite obvious that Scooter was very happy to see his family again,” Langford said.
Meet Scooter, the pup who was tied to a dumpster in a shopping mall parking lot and left with a sad note…
Image credits: Blanca Anahi Cushman
“Free Pup. My name is Scooter. Owner Went To Jail Today”
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
Paula Langford, founder of a local foster-based rescue group, heard about the pooch and picked him up
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
“As soon as I saw him, I knew this was a loved pet”
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
When the owner got arrested he asked his friends to ensure Scooter was safe but they abandoned him
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
After scanning Scooter’s microchip, Langford tracked down the owner’s mum who agreed to take in the dog
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
“It was a very touching and emotional reunion… Scooter was very happy to see his family again”
Image credits: South Eastern Homeless Animals
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My husband once found a dog tied to a tree outside a mental health facility with no food or water. None of the patients or staff claimed to know anything about him. Hubby was the night security so he took the dog water all night and nobody came back for the dog, so he ended up bringing him home. The dog was terrified of cameras for some reason and we had to treat him for heartworms, but he was very sweet. At the time, we lived in a very remote area that didn't have an animal shelter. I'm kind of surprised we didn't find more abandoned animals.
what i don't get is why the original didn't hand the dog to his mother in the first place.
Maybe by the time he (she?) found out the friends weren't helping, it was too late.
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that's what you get when you have a*****e friends who are not real friends anyway.
I'd like to suggest that BP hides disturbing stories like this under warnings so that only people who choose to can read these stories. I come to this site to see awesome artwork and cool stories and every couple of days I'll be scrolling down and see some kind of distressed or abused animal and it's really, really upsetting no matter how the story ends.
That's really interesting, wha got me here on BP first was the stories of abandoned pets, who always find a new home. I know it is not reality, but so heartwarming for me...
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Idiot friends. He is a dog, not trash! I'm so glad he got a nice, happy family!
This is sad for both the owner and the dog. Dogs can be very great examples for people like that. But the jail thing could have been made up.
I'm glad Mom was able to take the dog, and I hope the original owner now sees his crappy friends for what they really are.
My husband once found a dog tied to a tree outside a mental health facility with no food or water. None of the patients or staff claimed to know anything about him. Hubby was the night security so he took the dog water all night and nobody came back for the dog, so he ended up bringing him home. The dog was terrified of cameras for some reason and we had to treat him for heartworms, but he was very sweet. At the time, we lived in a very remote area that didn't have an animal shelter. I'm kind of surprised we didn't find more abandoned animals.
what i don't get is why the original didn't hand the dog to his mother in the first place.
Maybe by the time he (she?) found out the friends weren't helping, it was too late.
Load More Replies... that's what you get when you have a*****e friends who are not real friends anyway.
I'd like to suggest that BP hides disturbing stories like this under warnings so that only people who choose to can read these stories. I come to this site to see awesome artwork and cool stories and every couple of days I'll be scrolling down and see some kind of distressed or abused animal and it's really, really upsetting no matter how the story ends.
That's really interesting, wha got me here on BP first was the stories of abandoned pets, who always find a new home. I know it is not reality, but so heartwarming for me...
Load More Replies... Idiot friends. He is a dog, not trash! I'm so glad he got a nice, happy family!
This is sad for both the owner and the dog. Dogs can be very great examples for people like that. But the jail thing could have been made up.
I'm glad Mom was able to take the dog, and I hope the original owner now sees his crappy friends for what they really are.
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