A dog who was surrendered to a shelter by the only family he ever knew is facing an uncertain future as a senior rescue pet.
Wags & Walks Rescue in Los Angeles, California, recently highlighted the plight of one of its newest senior residents, Swade, in a video posted to the shelter’s TikTok account.
In the video, Swade can be seen sitting, scrunched up in the corner of his kennel, with a near-untouched bowl of food just ahead of him.
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His expression is that of a dog frightened of his new surroundings. There’s some valid reason for his apparent apprehensiveness though, as the video’s accompanying caption states.
“Meet Swade, our new senior sweetheart who was unfortunately surrendered to the shelter after his family, who has had him since he was just 6 months old, moved and left him behind,” it reads.
“He had …