All across the United States, animal shelters are full to bursting. In the case of publicly funded shelters, they are often required to take in every animal that comes their way. While all shelters are required to hold animals for at least 72 hours in case owners come to reclaim them, many are so overcrowded that they will begin euthanizing soon after that.
So when Sidney, a 3-month-old female German shepherd, was heartlessly abandoned at the Carson Animal Shelter in Gardena, California, rescuers knew that she didn’t have much time. While it’s sad when all animals, regardless of age, are put down, to see a puppy that had just come into the world facing being put to sleep, it was just too sad.
