An Animal Shelter in Ohio Goes Viral for Sharing Their Dogs' Heartbreaking Stories and Gets Them Adopted

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Aug 25, 2023 5:00 AM EDT

Anyone who has ever connected with a shelter dog knows just how amazing they truly can be. And if you've ever adopted one, nothing is more inspiring than seeing them go from fearful to happy and loving. Seriously, I've fostered five different dogs and some of them felt like lost causes, but with patience and lots of love, they blossom into the most wonderful companions. So why is it that shelters are always full of dogs? Why aren't people running to go adopt all those good boys and girls??

One shelter in Marion, Ohio took to social media to try and get their pups adopted. If you thought those ASPCA "in the aaaaaarms of an aaaangel" commercials were heartbreaking, wait until you watch these videos. The shelter started posted a series of videos that showed their happy puppies and then explained their sob story. Many of these dogs looked sad, yet still filled with hope to find their furever families. Then in text it would explain how they ended up in the shelter. Many were surrendered because the owner said they were moving and couldn't take them, while others have even more heartbreaking stories. 

You'd think watching these would make you rue the day you became part of this thing called "humanity"—but hold off on that existentialist dread! It turns out that these sad videos actually ended up getting some of these dogs adopt. So if anything, these now-viral tear-jerkers show you that light can always be found in darkness. 

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    Dog - Spaghetti - intake date:7/7/23 Owner threatened to unalive him
    via u/shelterdogs

    Spaghetti has been adopted since this video was posted. :)

  • 02
    Dog - Princess - intake date: 3/2/23 Owner went to jail
    via u/shelterdogs

    Princess has been adopted since this video was posted. :)

  • 03
    Dog - Echo - intake date: 4/11/22 Owner had a baby
    via u/shelterdogs
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    Dog - Misty - intake date: 10/22/22 Used for breeding. Surrendered when they couldn't breed her anymore
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 05
    Dog - Pierre - intake date: 9/26/22 (Humane case) confined to a small crate his whole life
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 06
    Dog - p Rogue - intake date: 11/2/22 Owner moved
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 07
    Dog - Gaige - intake date: 5/20/23 Unclaimed stray
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 08
    Dog - Hennessy - intake date: 7/20/23 Owner surrendered because "she's stupid as sh*t" (his words not mine)
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 09
    Dog - Meatball - intake date: 7/7/23 Owner threatened to unalive him (Spaghetti's brother)
    via u/shelterdogs
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    Dog - Reply to alexisbrindleyl's comment Please do more videos! Skully - intake date: 12/11/22 Owner was "moving"
    via shelterdogs
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    Dog - Reply to alexisbrindley's comment Please do more videos! Rocko - intake date: 11/22/22 Owner was "moving"
    via shelterdogs
  • 12
    Dog - Reply to alexisbrindley's comment Please do more videos! Nelly - intake date: 7/10/23 Owner was "moving"
    via shelterdogs
  • 13
    Dog - Reply to alexisbrindleyt's comment Please do more videos! Thor - intake date: 9/30/22 Owner was "moving"
    via shelterdogs

    Thor has been adopted since this video was posted. :)

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    Dog - Reply to alexisbrindleyt's comment Please do more videos! DOG - intake date: 6/15/23 Owner was "moving"
    via shelterdogs

    Dog has been adopted since this video was posted. :)

  • 15
    Dog - Roman - intake date: 8/11/22 No longer wanted him
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 16
    Dog - Jujubee -intake date: 7/29/23 Unclaimed stray
    via u/shelterdogs
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    Vertebrate - Judge & Joe Brown intake date: 7/1/23 Left outside in a small wire crate labeled "FREE"
    via u/shelterdogs
  • 18
    Dog - Marco - intake date: 7/25/23 No time for him
    via u/shelterdogs
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    Dog - Marvel - intake date: 7/5/23 He's deaf
    via u/shelterdogs

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