Sometimes animals come into our lives in the most unexpected ways, and we know it’s meant to be.Recently, members of a clean-up crew discovered a dog abandoned in the trash… and one of them went above-and-beyond to give him a great new life.According to a Facebook post from the Missouri Department of Conservation, a crew consisting of Missouri Stream Teams, Beyond Housing and citizens from a Tiered Community were scouting locations for a clean-up on March 19, when they came across something unexpected in the trash.
A tiny puppy had been abandoned in the trash pile, tied up in a black plastic garbage bag. It was heartbreaking that anyone would leave a dog for dead like this, but a miracle he was discovered in time.
One member of the crew was particularly struck by the abandoned pup: Stream Team Coordinator Brian Waldrop.“I was just down on my knees, picked it up, and fell instantly in love,” Brian recalled to FOX 2 St. Louis.It was the first time he had come across a dog in a trash pile. While their meeting was unexpected and unusual, Brian knew it was meant to be and agreed to take the puppy home himself for good!