A dog was caught on camera waiting for several hours after his owner had dumped him from his car and left for good.
The incident occurred at a remote trail in Oklahoma where a dog owner abandoned his pooch before driving off in his vehicle.
As seen in screenshots grabbed from the security footage, the dog had been waiting for hours for his owner to come back and pick him up.
Sharing the tear-jerking footage on Facebook was Oklahoma Animal Alliance who condemned the deed of “dumping a poor defenseless animal in the middle of nowhere and driving away.”
“While we understand that people may be struggling to care for their pets due to COVID, there are resources and organizations here to help, including us,” they wrote in their post.
“Doing this to living, feeling being should never be the answer. This beautiful dog was taken to a rural area and abandoned by someone he likely trusted. The dog waited 9 hours for his person to return. His person didn’t.”
After the video went viral, people demanded justice and shared the story of Rocket – the new name of the abandoned dog – in an attempt to identify the culprit.
As the animal group confirmed, the dog was retrieved and taken care of.
“Rocket was lucky. Trail cameras caught the act in progress, and rescuers were able to respond. If cameras weren’t rolling, who knows what fate would have befallen Rocket,” they added.
Following the incident, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the owner got identified.
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