For dogs living in shelters, adoption isn’t just a change of scenery, it’s everything. It’s the promise of love, safety, and belonging. So when that promise is broken, the pain runs deep.

Duke, affectionately nicknamed Meatball, learned this in the most painful way.

After being passed over time and again at the shelter in Indiana, this eighty-pound Terrier mix finally got his moment. He walked out of his kennel with his tail wagging and a wide smile, ready to begin a new life with a family of his own.

But within twenty-four hours, that dream was shattered.

A Second Chance That Didn’t Last

What makes Duke’s story even more heartbreaking is that this wasn’t the first time he’d been let down. He originally arrived at the DeKalb Humane Society in Indiana as a puppy and was adopted into

See Full Page