No matter how hard we fight against it, animal abuse and cruelty are sadly on the rise.
To this day, hundreds of thousands of dogs still wait to embark on a new chapter of their lives, far from neglect, abandonment, and confinement in tiny enclosures, among other horrors.
This time, it was the animal shelter staff who witnessed the negative side of humanity firsthand. A teeny-tiny surprise appeared in front of their shelter, only for them to realize it wasn’t there of its own accord – it was tied to a pole!
Witnessing Utmost Cruelty
The TikTkok user, @wolfbrainsz, posted a heartbreaking story on her profile at the end of 2024. Not only was she a witness to another cruel act of abandonment, but she literally noticed a pup tied to a pole outside her workplace.
“Some horrible person dumped this puppy outside my job. U can hear him screaming. He was petrified,” she wrote on TikTok.
There he was all alone and scared of everyone who even tried to approach him. The pup was only a few weeks old, yet he had already experienced what it meant to be treated poorly.
The shelter staff, alongside his rescuer, spent some time befriending him with kind words and delicious treats until he finally gave in.
This was the first time in what seemed like forever that the pup, later named Popcorn, felt a nice, gentle touch.
The video of Popcorn being finally spotted and saved soon went viral, with people flooding the comment section.
“His cries break my heart! to be that afraid of a person says alot about his past! poor baby,” one commenter wrote.
“That’s just a puppy… people really don’t deserve such precious animals,” another added.
The Update We’ve Been Waiting For
As it turns out, Popcorn’s story isn’t a sad one after all, and it makes me so happy!
According to his savior’s TikTok updates, this little furball has been doing great ever since his rescue. He fully came out of his shell, revealing his true colors to the shelter staff and showing what a genuinely nice dog he is.
But, then came another exciting update!
Not long after, Popcorn’s rescuer announced that he would soon be adopted into a loving home.
“He’s doing great! Happiest little pup and we have a potential adopter coming to visit him. He is a crazy ball of energy,” she added in an update post.
After all the heartbreaks from the past, one thing is for sure – Popcorn deserves all the happiness in the world, and he deserves it now! When he’s finally shown the way to his new home, there’s no doubt that this dog will make his family so happy!
Fingers crossed, Popcorn! We wish you a lifetime of happiness!