You don’t need to be a pet owner to feel heartache when seeing a dog that has been left behind. For those who know what it means to love an animal, that pain is even deeper.

While taking her usual lunchtime walk with her three dogs in Houston, Texas, Tina Holland noticed something unusual just a few feet from a busy road.

A cardboard box sat near a dumpster. Inside were a pee pad and a toy, and beside it lay a small puppy dragging herself along the ground, weak and frightened.

Realizing something was terribly wrong, Holland hurried to help.

A Heartbreaking Discovery

It was immediately clear what had happened. The box filled with pet supplies told the story. Someone had abandoned the puppy on purpose.

Holland could not understand how anyone could do something so cruel.

Even worse, t

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