A South Los Angeles dog is recovering from severe burns and tissue damage it suffered after being set on fire on Halloween.

Sandra Viveros found the dog, Luke, after she saw a post from a neighbor saying they had seen him running away from a homeless encampment and that Luke appeared to be on fire.

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When Viveros, founder of the dog shelter Compton Paw Patrol, showed up to the encampment to get Luke from its owner, she said they were reluctant at first and weren’t taking the situation seriously.

“They downplayed the severity of what he had going on,” Viveros said. “They said it was just his fur was burned a little bit and he could just dust that off.”

Luke was first taken to a veterinarian, who then got in touch w

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