On Friday, May 22nd, people visiting a park in Chillicothe, Ohio discovered something heartbreaking. There was a puppy locked inside of a wire cage that had been left on the ground. The only signs of her owner were some handwritten messages scrawled onto her skin in black permanent marker.
The word “Free” was written across her side, and on the other side in big letters it said “I am a gift from God.” Underneath that were the words “Good home only.”
The people who found her called police right away, and she was brought to Ross County Humane Society. According to The Dodo, Monica Denney, kennel manager, saw the puppy and said:
We were all pretty speechless when we saw it. I’ve been here for three years and have seen a lot of terrible things … but I’ve never seen anything even remotely close to this.
Although she was covered in marker, the five-month old pup seemed healthy. The staff at the shelter decided to name her Marvella, which is French for “miracle.”
After giving her a good scrub, the marker was finally removed from Marvella’s fur. Soon enough, she perked up and began to live the puppy life she deserved.
Denney is now certain that it won’t take long for Marvella to find her forever home – they’ve already received a “crazy” number of applications.
She’s an incredibly sweet, lovable dog who deserved much better than to be abandoned like that. No living creature deserves that fate.
We were baffled at first. Why would somebody do this? But then we realized that they probably never expected us to find the dog and share her story so extensively. Kaya has gained quite a following; people from all corners of the U.S. have heard about her inspiring journey.’
