Animals, much like humans, experience emotions, and at times they feel them even more intensely.

That is why it is so heartbreaking when someone abandons a companion, knowing full well that their human was their entire world.

One passerby in the Bronx, New York, encountered such a tragedy when she noticed a tiny head sticking out from a bag hanging off a dumpster.

Cruelly Abandoned Like Trash

Drawn by concern, the woman approached the dumpster and saw a small ferret peeking out from the bag.

Shaken by what she found, she quickly reached out to Small n Furry Rescue for assistance.

“ I saw the email and my heart dropped ,” a Small n Furry Rescue representative told The Dodo .

When the rescuer arrived, she acted immediately, gently removing the ferret and preparing her for safe

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