A dog surrendered to a shelter came with a heartbreaking item attached to her collar—a wedding ring and no explanation.

A 1-year-old dog named Lotus first arrived at the county animal shelter before being brought into the care of a Charlotte, North Carolina, rescue. The previous owner surrendered her, along with a wedding ring , claiming they "no longer wanted her," an August 7 Instagram post under the account @forgotten_now_family_rescue stated.

A representative from Forgotten, Now Family Rescue told Newsweek that there was no explanation regarding the wedding ring, but confirmed that the shelter said it was attached to her collar when she arrived. The previous owner looped the gold band to the part of the collar where a name tag would normally hang.

While Lotus isn't the only ca

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