La emotiva historia de Rock, el perro al que abandonaron atado a una columna
Empleados del Centro de Rescate de Villalobos le encontraron junto a una nota
Los empleados del Centro de Rescate de Villalobos se toparon con una desoladora escena que los dejó conmocionados cuando llegaron a su lugar de trabajo ubicado en la ciudad de Nueva Orleans, Estados Unidos: un perro abandonado atado a una columna con una de sus patas enredada con la correa, cortándole la circulación.
El animal no pudo evitar mostrar su nerviosismo al ser encontrado por los empleados, pero lo más sorprendente vino después. Y es que muy cerca del can había una bolsa de plástico llena con algunos artículos.
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Cuando los hombres la revisaron, encontraron una nota escrita a mano que les 'rompería' el corazón nuevamente. "Conozcan a Rock. No puedo mantenerlo más debido a problemas con mi familia. Ha estado aislado en mi habitación toda su vida porque mis padres no lo querían fuera de mi cuarto y, además, el propietario no quería perros aquí", había dejado escrito el antiguo dueño del animal.
"Tiene 1 año y 4 meses y nunca tuvo una interacción con humanos aparte de mi familia, así que por favor hagan que interactúe", continuó. "Una vez que lo conozcas es el perro más dulce que conocerás". "Es amigable con las mascotas, pero puede que se ponga nervioso con la gente. Por favor, tómate tu tiempo y dale un mejor hogar", concluía la nota.
THE NOTE DOGACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS This is what we came into this morning. Another dog tied to our fence but this one came with a note. I guess that was supposed to make us feel better?. Your note says he's NEVER had any human interaction. Your note says he was kept isolated in a room his entire life. Your note says he will EVENTUALLY warm up to you and can be "nervous"...all "key words" that say "he will probably bite you". Thank you for dumping your problem on an already overloaded system here at VRC. But more than likely you called and got our message that said we were SO overwhelmed and that we could not take in anymore dogs at this time. Or maybe you were one of those people that came from out of state and we explained that we had to concentrate on dogs that were local and were no longer able to take dogs from out of state and like so many others, maybe you were one of those that cussed us out because we couldn't take YOUR dog. We care about dogs. That part is obvious. But we also care about over working our employees and having enough dogs to handle both physically and financially and emotionally. We were not the "last resort"...you were. All you had to do was talk to us and we might have been able to help in other ways. Instead your dog just went from an isolated bedroom to the chaos of a shelter filled with dogs. He is having a meltdown right now and growling and wanting to bite everyone that he sees. We are not miracle workers. We cannot save every dog. We do not have the money or manpower to always "work the magic". But today pushed us over the edge emotionally and physically. These are the days when we hate our job and break down and cry. My mission is to rescue but my hope is that one day, I won't have to....but it looks like that won't be anytime soon.
Posted by Villalobos Rescue Center - Life 4 Paws, Inc. on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Desafortunadamente, el centro de rescate ya no contaba con la capacidad de albergar a un perro más, por lo que decidieron publicar el registro del encuentro con el perro en Facebook para saber si alguien se interesaba en brindarle su apoyo.
Por casualidad, el hermano del dueño del can llegó a ver la publicación en las redes sociales y, sin dudarlo, se puso en contacto con la organización."Estaba abrumado por el dolor", dijo el joven en otra publicación hecha en Facebook. "Conocía a 'Rocky' desde que era un cachorrito y, como ya no vivía con su familia, creía que todo iba bien con él". Obviamente, no era así.
Los empleados dudaron en liberar al cachorro y en confiar en la historia del chico; sin embargo, todo cambió cuando ambos se encontraron. En cuestión de segundos, Rock cambió su actitud y se abalanzó sobre el joven, quien le regaló todas las caricias que el perro había estado esperando recibir por mucho tiempo.
UPDATE ON THE "NOTE DOG"UPDATE ON THE "NOTE DOG" A few days ago, so many of you were heartbroken at the sight of a dog tied to our fence with a note from his owner. According to the words written, the dog had been kept isolated from all human contact and was petrified of the world and they could no longer keep him. Honestly, we didn't hold out too much hope for this dog especially now being in a shelter environment. We did not have the means to put this dog anywhere else so that he could decompress and acclumate to the outside world around him. He would not let any of us near him. Then the miracle of social media came into play. The owner's brother saw our post. He was overwhelmed with grief. He had known this "Rocky" since a puppy and since he no longer lived with his family, he had assumed all was well with the dog. Upset at what had happened, he drove to our facility in New Orleans and pleaded with us to let him take the Rocky with him. Within seconds, this dog went from cowering and growling at all of us to recognizing the former owner's brother. Needless to say.....actions speak louder than words. Get our your Kleenex. This is a happy ending worth crying over.
Posted by Villalobos Rescue Center - Life 4 Paws, Inc. on Sunday, April 14, 2019
El animal ha vuelto a tener la oportunidad de vivir junto a un familiar que lo conoce y que se ha comprometido a brindarle todo el cariño que tanto ansió durante largos meses.