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13 yr old Dachshund found outside vet’s w/desperate plea. He is sick. Please put him to sleep [View all]

13 yr old Dachshund found outside vet’s in Sun Valley w/desperate plea. He is sick. Please put him to sleep

Sun Valley, CA -

A 13-year-old dachshund is left at a vet's office to be put to sleep because the owners couldn't afford to take care of it.

Now, the animal loving organization, Leave No Paws Behind, steps in to try to reunite the dog with the owners.

The dachshund was left in the Baldwin Park shelter in a basket with a note from the owners explaining he was sick.

"We are both seniors, sick, with no money. We cannot pay for vet bills or to put him to sleep. He has never been away from us in all those years. He cannot function without us. Please put him to sleep. That just rips your heart," reads Leave's No Paws Behind Rep, Toby Wiskenski.

Toby Wisneski with Leave No Paws Behind, picked up the dog and brought him to East Valley Veterinary Clinic.

http://www.myfoxla.com/story/24932047/no-paws-left-behinds-seeks-sick-dogs-owner

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That was just so sad!!! Beacool Mar 2014 #1

How very heart-breaking. Those poor souls. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #2

Dachshunds can live forever if you keep their weight down and their teeth clean. roguevalley Mar 2014 #3

This is awful: "We are both seniors, sick, with no money." Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #4

We don't always agree on things, but on this we do The Straight Story Mar 2014 #7

The Straight Story, we probably agree on more than you imagine. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #9

This is so fucking sick. AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #11

I know. It's horrible. We've got to reverse everything done by the Repukes Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #12

Also we need to rein in this goddamned crony capitalism. AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #13

Yes, but for that it has to be a strong movement by the people, and unfortunately... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #14

YEP! AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #16

It is! It's almost shocking how dumb Americans have become. The GOP has done a great job Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #17

This story ENRAGES me! AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #18

It is awful. Seniors are suffering, humans are suffering, their pets are suffering, Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #20

American Dream? AngryDem001 Mar 2014 #21

Yep. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #24

George Carlin had it right. TDale313 Mar 2014 #33

It's heart rending Matariki Mar 2014 #28

Breaks my heart. 840high Mar 2014 #5

This will happen more and more montanacowboy Mar 2014 #6

that's disgraceful LittleGirl Mar 2014 #10

Back on the farm, if the vet bill was more than the animal would bring at sale, you didn't call. FarCenter Mar 2014 #27

There's a surplus of vets, so many are performing unnecessary tests/procedures. Divernan Mar 2014 #31

There is a niche for Vets, to make house calls. One of my Vets is the newbie in a large group Sunlei Mar 2014 #36

My Mother's neighbors, 2 old ladies, had in their will that when Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #8

How sad. I wish they could have found somebody to take them. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #15

I had my neighbor put in her will that I get her dog if anything happens to her. cui bono Mar 2014 #23

This would be BY FAR my biggest concern if I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. bullwinkle428 Mar 2014 #30

How very sad this story is! mc51tc Mar 2014 #19

If we as a culture do not make sure seniors and their pets MsPithy Mar 2014 #22

Another WONDERFUL rescue group deserving of donations is tblue37 Mar 2014 #32

Dear tblue37, You are preaching to the choir. (I'm not religious, either) MsPithy Mar 2014 #37

Here's hoping the owner gets help, too. Brickbat Mar 2014 #25

That's my thought, as well. hamsterjill Mar 2014 #26

This is the America the Republicans have created, you fucking dumbass GOP voters. Dawgs Mar 2014 #29

so sad G_j Mar 2014 #34

"Leave No Paws Behind" is an excellent 501c rescue. hope the owners contact & take their doxie home Sunlei Mar 2014 #35