Late one evening, an announcement echoed through the small animal rescue camp of Li Liu, urging the owner of a dog to hurry to the south entrance to reclaim a lost pet. The atmosphere was tense, but Dr. Song, the veterinarian in charge, found some solace.
“The older dog is finally at rest,” he noted calmly as the dog drifted into sleep. Upon inspecting the animal, he observed a severely injured ear and noticed, “This leg was trembling earlier; he’s doing much better now that he’s asleep.”
It was a busy night at the rescue center. At 9:41 PM, a call for help came from Harbin, detailing an urgent mission on Nanjing Road. A dog had been hit by a car in Hulan district, Dr. Song explained. “I’m at the community shown here on screen, waiting for the witness,” he narrated the scene unfolding before him. “Is this the dog?” he asked when a witness approached, to which the person solemnly confirmed, “They abandoned it at the main entrance.”