A particularly heartbreaking abandonment. Swade, an adorable Chihuahua cross, arrived at Wags & Walks Rescue shelter in Los Angeles, USA, with his family, and it wasn't a courtesy visit.
The poor elderly pooch was left at the shelter by his family, despite having lived with them all his life. This major upheaval traumatised him, and the shelter team wanted to share the first images of his arrival to raise awareness about the consequences of abandonment.
Huddled in his cage
Once at the shelter, the poor dog was placed in a cage and was struggling with confusion and missing his family. After so many years with them, how could they let him down like this?
Desperate, the poor little dog huddled in his cage, frightened by this new environment that seemed hostile to him.
A gradual recovery
Fortunately, thanks to the kindness of the carers, little Swade gradually learned to relax. While this radical life change is even more difficult for an elderly dog, he managed to overcome his fears and slowly got used to life at the shelter.
