“Look at this poor dog,” said one of the rescuers as they approached a trembling Doberman. Once proud ears had now been terribly damaged, evidence of severe neglect and brutality. “My goodness,” whispered another, taken aback by the sight.
The call for help had brought them to the outskirts of Harbin, where the Harbin Li Liu Small Animal Rescue Camp quickly mobilized.
In the community, the abandoned Doberman was a shadow of its formerly strong and majestic breed. “I think he’s unwell,” one rescuer speculated sadly. “So they just dumped him,” another added, filled with empathy. The rescue team set out with a sense of purpose, moved by compassion, to understand the dog’s tragic ordeal. “Was he abandoned by someone?” they wondered aloud, piecing together the dog’s story.