Fear in stray animals often comes from mistreatment, but it can also develop when they grow up with almost no human interaction.

Puppies who never learn that people can be kind often respond with confusion and terror when someone tries to help them.

Even the gentlest approach can frighten them. This is exactly what rescuers saw when they came across four young puppies who had learned to hide rather than trust.

A Difficult Rescue Begins

When the Hope For Paws team in California arrived to assess the situation, they immediately understood why the puppies were so hesitant. These little ones had lived their short lives far from people and had no experience with human kindness.

Their hiding spot made everything more complicated. T he pups had taken shelter in a deep, dark cave . Each a

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