Since the beginning of winter, the weather has been getting colder and colder, and many places have even experienced heavy snowfalls. At times like these, I always think of those homeless little animals.
To keep warm and protect themselves from the cold, humans can wear more clothes and go out less. But stray animals wandering around can only brave the wind and snow to find food. What's sad is that the scraps in the trash cans have been frozen solid by the snow and ice, making them inedible.
A "small mop" in a blizzard
When I met that dog, it was snowing heavily in Dalian. A big, grayish ball of fur was struggling to move through the cold blizzard. From a distance, it looked like a moving mop.
Judging from its back view, the little guy must be a stray dog. The outdoor temperature was only minus ten degrees Celsius at the time, and it still had to go out to find food in such cold weather.
The young woman already has two pets, so she can't bring her dog home. The only thing she can do is feed her furry friend a good meal, so she went to the supermarket and bought some sausages.
The hungry dog devoured the hard-won treat, the sounds of its chewing particularly clear in the silent snow.
Judging from the length of its fur, this dog must have been a stray for a long time. The matted, long fur was like shackles, tightly binding its body and making every step increasingly difficult.
Having filled its stomach, the dog dragged its heavy body and disappeared into the smoking snow. Watching the dog's departing figure, the young woman felt a strange sadness. She wanted to help the poor little creature, so she posted the video of the dog online.
It was once its owner's treasure.
Soon, someone recognized the dog. It turned out that the little guy used to have a home. Its owner was an elderly man in the neighborhood. After the old man passed away, the dog was abandoned and became a homeless stray.
It was once its owner's precious treasure, but the person who loved it is no longer here.
Fortunately, many kind people in the neighborhood cared about the dog and built it a small shelter in the area where the furry friend frequented.
A local woman from Dalian felt heartbroken after seeing the video of the dog. After much consideration, she decided to adopt it. She contacted the young woman who found the dog and, after staking out the area for several days, finally caught the dog.
A kind lady took the dog to get a bath and a haircut, and to her surprise, the dog weighed 24 pounds!
I thought it was just fluffy and looked chubby, but it turns out it's actually not thin at all. It's all thanks to the kind people around it who took care of it.
The dog has now been taken home by its new owner, and the dog that was shivering in the snow has finally found a warm home!
Stray dog whose body was buried in heavy snow
Recently, it has been snowing in many parts of the country, and Weihai City in Shandong Province has experienced several consecutive days of snowfall, with a snow depth of 74 centimeters, breaking the province's snowfall record.
Beautiful, white snowflakes are a rare sight for humans, but an unimaginable ordeal for stray animals.
A young woman was taking photos at a tourist attraction in Weihai when she saw a heartbreaking scene: a dog covered in snowflakes was curled up asleep in the white snow.
From a distance, I thought the dog was gone, but when I got closer, I found that its body was trembling. It was snowing in Weihai at the time, and the biting wind was howling. Even people wearing down jackets were shivering from the cold, let alone a thin dog. Its thin fur did not provide any warmth at all.
Although they felt very sorry for the dog's plight, it would be difficult for the young woman and her group to take the dog away since they were just tourists. In addition, they did not know whether the dog had an owner.
They arrived at 7:00 AM, but the shops around the scenic area were not yet open. Due to their schedule, they had to rush to another location, so the young woman could only record a video of the dog and post it on social media, hoping it would help the dog.
After the video was posted, there was a quick response. The young woman was not the first tourist to encounter the dog. Many tourists had seen the dog there. Some kind people fed it, and others left their scarves for it.
In addition, the little yellow dog is not the only stray dog in this area; there is also a little black dog by its side. People saw these two stray dogs last summer.
This winter might be the first winter in the lives of the two little dogs, and we never expected it to snow so heavily.
It no longer has to suffer from hunger and cold.
After seeing the video, a local woman and her friend came to catch the dogs. The dogs were very wary, and the woman tried to catch them for an hour but failed. She could only leave the dogs a doghouse and some food, hoping that the dogs would still be there when she returned the next day.
However, when they went to look for the dog the next day, they found that the doghouse they had bought was gone.
After many days of tireless effort, the young woman finally caught the little yellow dog, but they searched for a long time without finding any trace of the little black dog. Hopefully, that little guy will also meet his kind soul this winter.
The young woman took the little yellow dog for a check-up. The little guy was only one year old and was in relatively good health. Because he had been a stray for a long time, he was always wary of humans, and it would take some time to gain his trust.
In any case, the furry friend now has a warm home and plenty of food, and no longer has to huddle in the snow to endure the cold.
This winter seems particularly cold, and countless stray animals are struggling in the biting wind. Fortunately, countless kind-hearted people have brought them warmth through their actions, changing the fate of one furry friend after another.
At times like these, people always question, "You can save one, but can you save millions?" Perhaps not, but I believe that at the next intersection, there will be millions of people just like me!
