A shelter is never where a dog truly belongs, and most people understand that. Unfortunately, not every pup is lucky enough to spend life in a warm and loving home.

Even a short stay in a kennel can overwhelm a dog. So it feels especially painful to think about the animals who spend months or years behind metal bars.

For a dog named Eros, this reality was all too familiar. Shelter life became routine for him, and the heartbreak was even deeper because he had been adopted and returned on three separate occasions.

The staff at Valley Animal Center in Fresno, California, could no longer bear watching him go through the same cycle. They decided to share his story publicly in hopes that someone would finally give him the stable home he had always deserved.

A Long Road Filled With Disappoint

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