Tina’s death sentence had already been scheduled. She had only been at the shelter a few days. At Memphis Animal Services, Tina’s (aka Twinkletoes) had to be adopted or have a rescue commitment by Monday afternoon. The dog had clearly been through a life of hell at the hands of humans, but Tina overlooked all of the emotional and physical pain once inflicted upon her, and she just wanted to be loved.
Tina walked right up to a human and another dog on the street asking for help. Ears butchered, chain dangling from her neck, in heat, probably bred more than once, bite scars all over her face and a wound on her hip. Still – Tina loves humans.
She just wants to be near them. She lays low when you approach, asking for you to be kind. Her eyes are filled with hope.
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When she was found, her rescuer said the dog just hopped into the car. Of course, no surprise – Tina didn’t have a microchip.
“Tina Twinkle Toes” her finder called her because she makes ‘biscuits’ while waiting on a leash for you to pay attention to her. But no one knows her. No one is looking for her. And now she’s out of time.
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Sadly, Memphis suffers from a homeless dog problem. They do not have a “no kill” shelter, and dogs like Tina always die. They are hit by cars, they die from being in fights, they die left out in the elements, and they die in the shelters.
This time, however Tina didn’t die. Tina was adopted. Through the non profit Stand Up For Pits Foundation, Tina found her human.
UPDATE!!!! TINA UPDATE
This is absolutely amazing and proof of just how passionate and dedicated all you incredible human beings are. Tina is alive, adopted and will be living the rest of her life getting adored. … we just received from SUFP supporter @margot.meyer75!! Tomorrow we will be posting her freedom ride photos and videos and we will also be providing a $500 Angel Grant to help cover the cost of her care. This restores faith in humanity and we could not be happier this inherently good soul will get her chance at a life she always deserved and will never be abused or scared again. Thank you all for sharing her and to Margot and her brother for saving this beautiful life
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Check out her video at the shelter:
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064332386479/search/?q=tina
And here she is today at her new home:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkEx9Y3PZRv/
Many thanks to @margot.meyer75 for sending the update and for saving and loving – now Ziva. It is truly with the compassion and dedication of supporters and rescuers that this dog’s life has been saved. We celebrate another life, and we are indeed very thankful for all of the heroes who make these miracles happen.
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