Among several illegally dumped home furnishings, there was a hopeful little heart trying so hard not to break.
It was a puppy that didn't realize that he had been discarded, too.
Animal control officer Sharon Norton was alerted to the heartbreaking scene along a quiet stretch of road in Lincoln County, Mississippi.
She drove to the spot straight away — finding the small pup clinging to life atop a chair, next to where a TV had been dumped as well.
The dog was starving, but had refused to budge, likely believing that the person who placed him there would surely return for him.
Sharon Norton
Norton approached the poor puppy and reassured him she was there to help. She gave him his first meal in days.
Despite the dog's long vigil, holding out hope for his owner who would never return, the presence of somebody that actually cared immediately put him at ease.
Norton has since vaccinated and dewormed the dog, and placed him in the safety of the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League in Mississippi.
Then, he will be made available for adoption.
Unfortunately, Norton said, this case of abandonment is not the worst she's seen — but, in spreading the word about it, she is optimistic that justice will be served.
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