Dante is a one-year old German Shepherd mix in Houston, TX, who needs $2,000 for emergency care due to chemical burns.

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Dante was found wandering the streets starving, with second-degree chemical burns covering half of his body, a heartbreaking and infuriating sight!

Rescue intervened and rushed him to an animal hospital.

"The wounds look a few days old, meaning Dante was wandering around in extraordinary pain," Laura F., with the rescue, tells Waggle. "His beautiful Shepherd coat was shaved down, and more wounds were found."

Despite his suffering, Dante's spirit is not broken.

"He is emaciated and is on a refeeding schedule," Laura says. "Everyone working with him mentions how sweet and well-behaved he is. It baffles us that such a good boy could be purposely injured by someone."

Dante deserves a brighter future. Giving to his campaign can help Dante get a second chance; he is racking up quite a tab at the animal hospital!

*Update*
Dante is doing amazing!

He has come a long way from when he was found as a stray with severe chemical burn wounds. We never figured out what happened to him or why, but it’s no secret that life for an unwanted stray is not easy and lots of people are cruel. When he was found, his wounds were old, so he’d been dealing with unmanaged wounds and pain.

He came into our care on May 6th and his wounds are slowly but surely healing. He’s no longer getting fish-skin/tilapia treatments and has started on hydrotherapy treatment. His recovery is taking longer than expected, but his wounds are looking much better. He’s in pretty good spirits and enjoying being a spoiled dog who is loved, played with, and cared for.