They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. When it comes to the puppies found huddled together in a garbage pile in rural Missouri, that adage couldn’t be more true.
It was a freezing cold day this winter when someone noticed the dogs living alone, exposed to the elements. A Good Samaritan posted a picture of the dogs to social media and tagged local rescues, asking for help. When Stray Rescue of St. Louis CEO Cassady Caldwell saw the heartbreaking images, she knew she had to do something. She told rescuers that if they could get the dogs to the shelter, they’d be happy to take them in.
“All of these stories sadden us, but when it’s dangerously cold outside and we see these little ones, just babies, out there surviving on their own, it kills us,” a representative from Stray Rescue St. Louis told The Dodo. “We were so thankful we could say yes and couldn’t wait to meet them.”
Fiddle, the mostly white puppy, has already been adopted into a loving home. Now, rescuers are set on finding equally suitable families for Banjo and Harmonica.
With any luck, these two won’t be waiting much longer.