Vultures wait for the right moment to attack near-death pup but neighbors thwart their plan

Pup on the brink of death watches vultures looming nearby makes full recovery thanks neighbors' intervention (L: Illustration, R: Facebook | Merit Pit Bull Foundation).

With vultures circling around her, this poor dog stood little chance of survival, that is, until her rescuers arrived.

It was obvious to the rescuers that the surrounded dog, chained up to a tree, was starving, and goodness knows how long she had been left like that.