Success Stories
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Lucero's Story
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Lucero was observed by one of our volunteers, Serena where Lucero was being kept on a
patio by a person in the neighborhood. She was emaciated and poorly cared for. One day
Serena noted that she had not seen the dog for several days. A few days later she heard
some whimpering and yelps when she passed a trash pile and began to search around the
area. She found Lucero stuck under a pile of rumble where she had given birth to three pups.
Two pups were dead. Serena pulled Lucero and the live pup out of the hole and began caring
for her and the pup.
She approached the neighbor telling him she had found Lucero and that Lucero and her pup
were in urgent need of care. The man rejected the dog saying she "escaped" and then denied
that he had ever really had her as a pet. Like so many female dogs, they are abandoned when
they become ill or pregnant. We can only assume that this was the case with Lucero. Serena,
the HSTJ volunteer, took Lucero and her pup into her home and continued to treat both. When
the pup was old enough for adoption, she found a good home for it. Lucero was then spayed
at an HSTJ clinic and readied for adoption. However, Serena, could not part with her so she
was adopted by her own HSTJ rescuer and lives the life of a pampered pooch.
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