When March the homeless Pit Bull was first pulled from the streets, he was a mellow and happy-go-lucky fellow.
The staff at Philadelphia city shelter was confident that this handsome and well-behaved boy would find his forever home soon. However, March’s stay at the shelter soon turned into a traumatic nightmare.
March was not used to living in kennels with other scared animals waiting to be adopted. This took a mental toll on him, and his spark began to fade. The biggest setback for him was being rejected by a family who had promised to adopt him because he wasn’t as “playful” as they expected.
March was devastated to learn that the family who had chosen him had later cancelled the adoption and returned him to the shelter. March appeared defeated and depressed after returning to his cold kennel. He slouched to one corner and stared miserably at the wall, refusing to interact with anyone.
When a local news reporter named Dawn Timmeney heard about March, she decided to share his heartbreaking story on social media. The haunting images of March’s downcast kennel stance drew a lot of attention in the community, and it changed his life forever!
Within 3 days of Dawn’s social media endeavor, a rescue came forward to take in March before his kill list turn was due. March’s freedom run out of the shelter was a rare moment of triumph!
The new rescue is a no-kill organization that will take good care of March till he finds his forever family. While March’s story culminates on an optimistic note, there are millions of shelter dogs who get put down because they’re unable to adapt or find homes in time. Let’s do our part and become the voice for these unfortunate souls. Please spread the word.
