“It was shocking because she was so feeble and doomed to death,” Todua told The Dodo. “She was hungry, thirsty and had a lot of worms … and she was very docile.”
The rescuers scooped up the puppy before she got hit by a car, which is a common fate for dogs in Rustavi, Todua explained. The animal was too small and young to be on her own, so they hoped to find the puppy’s mom around — but when they spoke to some locals, they learned the puppy’s sad story.