Man Mowing Vacant Field Makes Miraculous Discovery (She Was So Afraid )

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/man-mowing-vacant-field-makes-miraculous-discovery.html

by Laura Simpson
March 14, 2012
11:10 pm

Written by Rafael Zambrana of Houston, Texas

I was finishing cutting the grass in my yard and went ahead and cut in a neighboring property, in what is supposed to be another street but hasn’t been built. I do this to get a larger green area as a private park. I was finishing off and it was almost dark when I noticed a plastic box, the kind that is used to carry pets. Since it is a public place and people cut through this easement, sometimes they litter and I usually pick it up to throw it in the garbage.

I kept on cutting until I wasn’t able to see much in the dark and almost walked away without picking up that box.



When I got closer, I confirmed it was one of those pet cages, and since it was sideways, I grabbed it by the handle on its side and lifted it. My surprise was when I righted it, it felt like it had something inside, so I looked and I’ll be darned! I could see in the dark a furry little doggy sitting silently. Wow, I couldn’t believe someone could have been such a monster to leave this doggy inside this cage to die! That cage had not been settled there — it had been thrown from afar.


Who could throw her away?

She Was So Afraid

I brought the cage to my new backyard room. The dog was so weak, she could hardly stand up. Who knows how many days she had spent inside the box dying slowly in silence without water or food (the next day, it rained heavily. If I hadn’t found her, perhaps she wouldn’t have made it).

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[liberal N proud]

1. Sounds like a great rags to riches story

I just don't understand how anyone can treat an animal like that leaving them to die, the dog was helpless. Until saved by a kind dog humanitarian.

[lunatica]

2. Sweet little dog

Makes me want to cry. She's OK now though.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. "Who could throw her away?"

[Casandia]

4. My daughter found a cat left outside of the dog pound that was closed on presidents day

The cat wasn't as bad as this poor dog, but was very hungry and cold (February in Michigan).
She kept the cat - the most amazing animal - smart, litter trained, goes on daily walks without a leash! He's VERY devoted to my daughter. Thanks for sharing this!

[xchrom]

5. Im so glad she's ok! Nt

[raouldukelives]

6. Nice to know she has a good home now.

You'd have be one heartless SOB to do that.

[zanana1]

7. Poor pooch.

I hope she has a wonderful rest of her life. She deserves it.

[Scuba]

8. I know who did this.

A Republican. It fits perfectly with their "values".

[OnyxCollie]

29. I'll have to check the Venn diagram to be sure,

but there may be some overlap with Third Way Democrats.

[JNelson6563]

66. Dust that cage for Mitt-prints!

[hue]

68. So on target Scuba! Their hearts, minds & souls are the same (empty)...

They are clones of one another. They are followers of Ayn Rand. They are the walking dead.

[BlueJazz]

9. I'm so glad someone like you found her.

She's a cutie!

[Le Taz Hot]

10. May the piece of ofal

who did this to this poor baby get the karma he/she deserves. Here they just open their car windows and drop them on the freeways (usually unwanted kittens and puppies).

Thank you for taking in this wonderful little baby.

[myrna minx]

11. Poor baby.

I'm grateful some kind hearted person found her in time.

[PotatoChip]

12. How sad. What is the matter w/people?

I hope this dog's life is now forever changed for the better. Poor thing.

[XanaDUer]

54. It has a happy ending thank goodnes

Nt

[JFN1]

13. This stuff really gets to me...

I've witnessed and experienced a lot of very bad shit in my life, stuff that sends me into panicked PSTD flare ups if I think about any of it too much...

And about the only thing that makes me feel weak, completely despairing, and just...useless...against the constant onrush of such ruthless and relentless evil, is that incidents like this continue unabated on humanity's watch over this planet...I mean, come on...we cannot even manage to protect our animal companions from such terrible acts, let alone each other...shit...wtf, man...

Dogs are humanity's oldest, best, and perhaps only, true friend on this planet, loyal and innocent partners, who we seem to perpetually take for granted, who suffer so often and so cruelly at our hands...

40,000 years or more, dogs have been our companions, they have contributed to shaping our civilizations and cultures, and have certainly influenced our evolution - and still so many of us just hatefully spend them like worthless coin...

Damn, I fucking hate this...

I hope the asshole(s) who did this suffer a similar fate...

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. "I hope the asshole(s) who did this suffer a similar fate...

Oh so do I!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

38. .....

I feel the same way.

It's hard for me to recover from articles like this....except that this baby was found in time.

again, kindred spirit.

ok, time for me to get off the computer and go hug my baby.

[siligut]

14. Please, universe, let all the throw-away beings be found

And a curse on the idiots who would leave an animal in a cage and not even give it a chance to make its way.

[adigal]

15. This sort of thing happens all the time in the south

Many shelters have "holding pens" for when the pound is closed. It is like a mail slot - you put the dog, puppies or cat/kittens in, and dump them down a chute. I am not making this up. Might be a raging dog in there, and people don't care - they just dump their animals in.

And I agree - it is no coincidence that this happens in a place where Republicans rule the day.

[hay rick]

32. Happens other places too.

I lived next door to an animal shelter in NJ. People would occasionally drop pets off in the middle of the night- some in carriers, some not.

[adigal]

40. Yes, but NJ doesn't have chutes

My point is that there is a real disregard for animal life in rural America, but especially the south. I have done dog rescue for 5 years, and the dogs and puppies and pregnant moms come from the south to NJ and NY. We tend to think of dogs as family members and if you don't, your neighbor will rat you out. That was my point. Not that it doesn't happen elsewhere.

[Motown_Johnny]

16. That guy now has the most loyal pet you can imagine

I took in an older dog that had been abandoned (among others) and although she was not locked in a box she was in such bad shape she also could barely stand or walk.

When I got her home she I was able to hand feed her a few kibbles of dry dog food (my dogs always get dry food). I mean 3 tiny little pebbles of food. About 20 minutes later she ate another 8 or 10. 20 minutes after that 20 or so.

I ended up calling her "Granny" because she was in such bad shape I thought she was very very old. I was wrong. I had her for over 8 years and she loved me like no other pet I have ever had. Even at the dog park she would always keep track of where I was and she never got to far away.

I expect this animal will adore him the same way Granny adored me. Yes, that dog was very luck he found her but I think he will learn that he was also very lucky to have found her.


P.S. Very Cute!

[truedelphi]

56. Glad you and Granny found each other.

What a great ending for a decent dog.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Thank goodness for this man's kind heart. He's a saint.

[matmar]

18. You're an angel....for saving that poor, scared soul.

Bless you.

[riderinthestorm]

19. Rafael Zambrana has a great heart. He earned some excellent karma with this. nt

[samplegirl]

20. So glad you found her

how could anyone sleep knowing they did this?

[B Calm]

21. Like something Romney would do!

[Pachamama]

22. Maybe someone was trying to hurt someone who loved this dog?

It wouldnt surprise me if some angry sadistic bastard who wanted to hurt the real target by taking away this animal.

[Mopar151]

24. Happens - more than folks think. n/t

[AllyCat]

23. What a miraculous rescue for this sweet little fur fairy!

[a kennedy]

25. So thankful for the rescue.....

[NJCher]

26. I just want to hug you, Omaha Steve

Can't say any more. Too many tears.


Cher

[hue]

27. Thank You Rafael Zambrana for Your exceptional heart and fro sharing!!

Thanks Omaha Steve for sharing!

[marsis]

28. Was Mitt

in the area? Maybe the cage flew off the top of his car and ended up where it was found.

[magical thyme]

30. may the evil scum that do this sort of thing

spend eternity roasting in their karma.

May all abandoned and throw away beings be found and given the love they deserve.

These stories make me so ill...

[emilyg]

31. ....

[joeybee12]

33. Indeed...WHO could throw her away...

The bastard!

Glad she has a happy ending.

KNR

[usrname]

34. People let go of pets for the same reason

people drop off babies at sanctuary locations: their economic conditions have made their living situation incongruent to owning a pet.

We can blame the pet owner for getting rid of the dog in such a heinous way, but we can also blame the 1%'ers who made life so much more difficult for those in such straits that they have to make the tough decision of abandoning a pet.

Could they have dropped the pet off at an animal shelter? Probably, but that may have be a more certain death for the pet than leaving it in the field.

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. Leaving a dog to starve to death is more cruel

than having a dog euthanized painlessly, I should think.

[joeybee12]

53. I agree...a slow, agonizing death from hunger...

Can't imagine anything else more cruel.

[crunch60]

67. I go into emotional overload when I see animals abused. I have trapped

and saved at least 10 feral cats, then found them homes. Four of them became my devoted, loving companions.

Thank you for giving this beautiful dog a new and happier life. You are our hero for the day!

[magical thyme]

52. leaving it in an abandoned vacant lot, unlikely to be found,

trapped in a crate, unable to fend for itself was unspeakably cruel and a certain slow, agonizing death from dehydration.

[Liberal_in_LA]

35. k&r

[The Backlash Cometh]

36. Beautiful dog. Beautiful story.

I fear that the actual owner of that dog probably has no idea what happened to it. Maybe a custodian of a child found a quick way to dispense with it.

Can't get over the before and after.

[jsmirman]

39. Please think of how afraid the animals of Japan are

I post this here because it is obvious that so many of you love animals - and yet this post, about poor, lost, nearly hopeless animals seems to keep sinking like a stone: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002425840
(It's about a petition begging the Japanese government to let animal rescue groups do their work in the exclusion zone)

Closer to the topic of this thread, on primary day in Allentown, Pennsylvania (2008), a volunteer found a cardboard box that had been similarly "discarded" - she found a live, thirsty, starving little kitten; unfortunately two of her siblings had passed away in that box.

We rescued the kitten and over the course of the day watched it make an amazing recovery - one of the volunteers adopted the kitten who was named "Bama," in honor of the day he was found.

[w4rma]

43. Radioactive pets? (nt)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

42. This guy is in a Spanish group I used to go to in Houston!!

He's a good guy!

[mrmpa]

44. she looks exactly like the dog that adopted me from the animal rescue league in 1987...

the best dog I ever had. She died in 2002.

[byronius]

45. Such a good thing. Thanks for this.

[hifiguy]

46. You, Mr. Zambrana, are a truly good person

for saving that poor li'l girl. So happy to hear she has found a forever home. How people can do things like this to helpless animals is simply beyond my ability to comprehend.

[hedgehog]

47. The best dog we ever had just walked up

and stayed with us one day when we were raking leaves. She was a real sweetie! Some of our best cats were somebody else's throw-aways, as well.

[eyewall]

48. made me cry

Stories like this always do.

So glad for the happy ending.

[B Calm]

49. The pet cage blew off the top of an automobile.

Hell that can happen to anybody, ask Mitt.

[Permanut]

50. See, angels do exist...

and Omaha Steve is one of 'em. Good on ya!

[Honeycombe8]

64. I think you're right about that. nt

[sabrina 1]

51. That is heart-breaking. I am so glad someone found the poor little doggie.

I hope they find whoever left her there.

[Quantess]

55. So glad she was saved!

[Doc Holliday]

57. I REALLY hate this type of story.

I mean, I'm happy that the dog was found, but reading about something like this makes me want to hurt someone physically. I've wondered what I woud do if I ever came upon something like this in the act of abandonment, and I honestly do not know how I'd react to the perpetrator.

It scares me a little.

[knitter4democracy]

58. Our cat was dumped in our neighborhood. People can be cruel.

A neighbor kid and her friend were walking a couple of streets over when a car drove up, pulled over, and a cat came flying out. The girls ran up and asked the people what on earth they were doing. The people told the girls that the cat didn't get along with their new chihuahua and that she could live here now; then, they drove off.

The neighbor girl tried to hide her at her house where they can't have cats, but her mom found out, put her in the garage and kept her fed, and then she followed my daughter home one day. Patches is the sweetest little thing, just plain adorable, funny, and amazing. We are so blessed and just can't understand why anyone would dump her.

People who dump animals like that have lost a lot of their humanity, sadly.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

59. I sent him an email telling him this got to DU.

[Honeycombe8]

65. What a great idea. I will, too. nt

[flvegan]

60. My hero of the day.

Thanks for posting.

[lunasun]

61. Thank you Rafael Z. for caring for the dog and bringing her back to good health !!!

what a cutie once she got healthy
hope her surgery goes OK
found a new site also =Care2 so thanksOmahaSteve for the story and link!

[Honeycombe8]

62. OMG. The cruelty. Surely there's a place in hell for people who do such things. That man is an angel

I have two rescues myself. Sometimes I recall how they were thrown away, and it brings me to tears. So I just hug them in my arms and rub each on its little head and say, "Poof! You have been loved!"

That is one lucky doggie. A miracle, actually.

[Marie Marie]

63. YOU are my new hero and that precious pup just hit the lottery.

May you both have a long and healthy life with all the love you both deserve.

[ailsagirl]

69. Thank you so-o-o much for posting.

I adore animals. I think they can and do enlighten us deeply and teach us important Life lessons.

[Major Hogwash]

70. Wow, what a story. Who could throw her away, indeed.

I don't know how anyone could do that, and be able to look themselves in the mirror ever again.

[Omaha Steve]

71. Money on the way to help 2 DU dog stories from yesterday

Fans of 60's TV show "COMBAT" donate to Boney (She Was So Afraid ) and JuJubee

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002429912