The day had barely begun when an Animal Rahat scout received a disturbing call: A young dog had been found abandoned on a patch of dirt with all four of his legs bound with rope and his mouth tied shut.

A terrified and abandoned dog lies helpless on the ground with his legs bound and mouth tied shut with rope.

Imagine the panic he must have felt, lying there unable to move or pant to cool off, vulnerable to whatever dangers passed by.

Within just a few minutes, an Animal Rahat ambulance was on the scene. After sedating the dog, the team set about carefully removing the ropes before taking him to their office for further evaluation.

An Animal Rahat staffer gingerly removes the ropes around the dog’s legs.

He was also suffering from a small wound on the top of his head, almost certainly from being beaten before he was tied up. The team cleaned and dressed the wound, vaccinated him, and sterilized him to prevent him from fathering dogs who would be at risk of enduring the same misery that he’d just experienced. After a week spent recuperating in the office, he was ready to rejoin his community—but not before Animal Rahat filed a complaint with the local police, offered a reward, and alerted the media to the dog’s ordeal in order to find his abuser before they could strike again.