What kind of person could do such a thing? At the animal shelter in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, staff members are still reeling from this heartless act. Their intense emotions poured into a Facebook post that moved animal lovers across the internet to tears: "I died this morning. Without you, in the arms of the shelter manager. At least she cared for me and didn't leave me alone. Unlike you, even though I was your responsibility. You didn't get treatment for my illnesses. You left me to waste away. And last night, you lowered me in a basket using a rope onto the grounds of the Castrop-Rauxel shelter before running away. Look at what you've done!"
Yet it is not just tears of despair. An overwhelming anger has also taken hold.
This is how the shelter's message begins. One night a few years ago, on 9 September, someone abandoned a female Shih Tzu on the shelter grounds in a catastrophic state.
A neglected and abandoned dog
It seems no one had cared for her for a very long time:
The poor dog was suffering from multiple health problems, including severe tumours in her jaw and abdomen. Yet instead of taking her to the vet for treatment, her owner chose to get rid of her in a very different way.
Lowered over the wall in a basket!
"Last night, you lowered me onto the grounds of the Castrop-Rauxel shelter using a basket and a rope, then you ran away." Staff members discovered the dog in one of the inner courtyards. The shopping basket and the rope attached to its handle were still lying on the ground. The owner clearly had no further use for them.
The medical examination carried out by the vet revealed an even more devastating reality: "We had to euthanase her, as there was nothing more we could do. Words fail us when faced with such cruel neglect towards an animal."
Translated from the DE Wamiz website using artificial intelligence
