Realtor Makes Shocking Discovery in Basement — A Starving Dog Desperately In Need of a Miracle

Meet Faith, a neglected and abandoned dog now fighting for her life. Rescuers are hoping she lives up to her name after she was found starving in a cold, dirty basement in Detroit.

Faith’s fight for survival began when a real estate agent went into the basement of a home recently vacated after the people living there were evicted. What she found horrified her. There, huddled in a corner of the filthy room, was the emaciated dog.

She immediately took a video and sent it to Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue, in which she can be heard pleading, “I don’t know what to do,” as the skinny black dog in front of her struggled to stand up and was too weak to bark.

Detroit Pit Crew rushed over to the house to rescue the dog and take her to a veterinary hospital.

Detroit Pit Crew wrote on Facebook: “The kindhearted person that alert us to the dog took the video and sent it to us and thankfully we were only 10 minutes away so we were able to pick the dog up, get her surrendered to us and rush her to a veterinary hospital for care.”

Faith used whatever remaining strength she had to give her rescuers a signal that she was happy to see them. Detroit Pit Crew continued, “Faith was barely able to stand and she was too weak to walk on her own however as we carried her to our rescue truck she still managed to give us some tail wags.”

They have no idea how long Faith had been left alone with no food or water, but she weighed only 30 pounds—half of what she should weigh.

Once at the veterinary hospital, Faith was immediately put on supportive care because her body temperature was dangerously low. She received preliminary “xrays, an ultrasound, bloodwork, fluids and some warming care,” after which she was transferred to an emergency veterinary hospital for further intense medical care.

No one knew if Faith would make it.

The next morning, Faith surprised everyone by showing just how strong a fighter she is. Just a day after she could barely stand, she began walking on her own.

“Today has been a pretty crazy and emotional day for our team and we want to end this day with some amazing news… earlier this afternoon Faith was able to get up and walk on her own,” the rescue shared. “Although she is not out of the woods this is another amazing improvement and it gives us hope that she will be able to make a full recovery!”

The following day, Faith continued to improve. She’s begun eating, drinking, and walking without assistance. She’s expected to go into medical foster care within the next few days.

In the meantime, law enforcement has been contacted “in hopes that Faith’s previous owners will face consequences for her neglect and abuse.”

“The fact that this sweet girl is even alive is nothing short of a miracle,” Detroit Pit Crew wrote. They added, “Thank you so much to everyone that has been donating towards and praying for Faith care and recovery. We appreciate every one of you.”

Pupdate:

Five months after Faith’s rescue, there was a sentencing hearing for one of the defendants in the case involving Faith, with prosecutors pursuing animal cruelty charges for Faith’s previous owners.

Faith was adopted by an amazing family “who is making sure that she lives her best life in a loving home far away from the tough streets of Detroit.”

To support dogs like Faith visit the Detroit Pit Crew website.