When the unthinkable happened, at least Adonis and Apollo had each other.
The two dogs were seen hugging each other as they were surrendered by their owner to a high-kill shelter in Texas earlier this month.
According to Cindy Droogmans, founder of the A-Team Elite Rescue Dogs, a Long Island-based group which saves needy dogs from overcrowded shelters (and is named A-Team after Amelia, Droogmans’ first rescue dog), Adonis and Apollo were shaking with fear.
Luckily, they didn’t have to stay at the shelter for long. Droogmans rescued them and brought them to her veterinarian in Huntington, New York. “Probably they are dumped because they are heartworm positive, like most dogs in Texas,” Droogmans told The Dodo. “They are in full treatment now.”
Even at the vet, Adonis and Apollo are inseparable. Unfortunately, the love between the two dogs can make it even harder for them to find a forever family, since adopting two dogs is twice the commitment. But Droogmans is determined to find the perfect home for these best friends.
“A bonded pair is always difficult to place, but look at them,” she said. “How can they ever be split up?”
To give Adonis and Apollo the forever home they so deserve, you can fill out this application.
Today, pets offer companionship, emotional support, reduced feelings of loneliness, and reduced stress levels. It also contributes to high self-esteem and positive emotions, especially for children. And although many people enjoy the company of their dog or cat and would never think of getting rid of their pet, consider it a family member.
However, in many cases coexistence between humans and animals is not always successful and in some cases the relationship does not work out, when the family is committed, adoption is their last resort.
There are various reasons why animals are abandoned on the street, some of these reasons are lack of time to give them adequate attention, economic hardship, unwanted litters, parenting issues. children, new family members or they lose their home. But what animals going through these situations really experience is that some are lucky and others aren’t.
No matter how dangerous it is, even if it encounters opponents much heavier than itself, the dog will fight and protect its owner to the end. There have been situations where dogs rescue owners from burning houses, or fight with wolves and tigers to save their owners, that is a very precious quality, it shows that dogs are not just pets as pets. , it is also a protector of you.
