Everyone needs a community to belong to. Nobody wants to be out in this world truly alone. Unfortunately, that is the situation some abandoned or feral animals find themselves in.
Living outside with no home can be a scary life.
Never knowing where your next meal is coming from or what threat lurks around the corner. It’s good to have a group of allies to stick with.
Like this colony of stray cats who took in an abandoned puppy so that he wouldn’t have to be all alone.
Stray cat colony and their human friends.
The video begins with an explanation that the filmmakers regularly feed the stray cat colony in this one park. Sadly, it seems the park has become a destination for people choosing to heartlessly abandon their pets.
They sterilize the cats they are able to catch.
They do this in order to keep their population under control. It is unsustainable to think that they could just continue feeding the colony as it grows, after all.
A tiny puppy appears when food is being given out.
One day, when they were giving out food to the colony, a tiny puppy came bouncing out of a box. The small little dog happily wagged his tail as it helped himself to some of the cat food.
The people checked the area for signs of a mother or other puppies, but it appeared the little guy had just been dumped in the park.
Perhaps abandoned by someone who felt they were unable to care for him.
They named him Zhorik.
Zhorik turned out to be a very friendly dog. He was very trusting of humans as well as trusting of his cat neighbors. He was just filled with sweetness.
They took him to the vet for a checkup.
He was treated for parasites and given his vaccinations. His rescuers then started the process of looking for a forever home for him.
While he waited for adoption, he had a bigger dog friend available to help show him the ropes. He may have spent some time living amongst cats but he is a dog after all!
Zhorik got adopted!
Zhorik is a very photogenic and adorable puppy. His rescuers were able to find a permanent home for him in no time.
After a very rough beginning to life, everything was going to turn out just fine for him.
What would’ve happened to Zhorik had it not been for the cat colony?
Unfortunately, pets being abandoned by their owners can have disastrous consequences. Sometimes there isn’t a passionate animal-lover nearby who can rescue them.
In this case, had there not been a cat colony nearby that accepted Zhorik, things could have turned out much worse for him.
Video of Zhorik’s rescue has gone viral. It has been viewed more than 1.5 million times. Many viewers felt compelled to leave a comment as well.
Watch Zhorik’s adorable rescue in the video below.
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