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Animal Abandonment Caught on Camera on a California Road
Abandoned Dog Temporarily Sheltered with Help from Citizens

A video showing a puppy chasing after its owner’s car, who abandoned it on a road in the United States, is spreading through social networking services (SNS). On the 25th (local time), foreign media including NBC Los Angeles reported on a video that became a hot topic on SNS. The video was filmed the day before on a road in Long Beach, California, where a delivery worker witnessed someone in a Lexus vehicle pushing their pet dog out of the car and recorded the scene.

A dog owner was filmed abandoning their pet on a road in the United States and driving away. The abandoned dog desperately chased after the departing owner's car.
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At the time, a delivery worker saw someone in the Lexus vehicle pushing their pet dog out of the car and captured the entire scene on camera. The delivery worker followed the vehicle for several blocks, but the car did not stop. Meanwhile, the dog in the video desperately ran after the departing owner’s car. When the car briefly stopped at a traffic light, the dog desperately clung to the driver’s side window. However, the car did not stop and eventually left the dog behind.

A scene was captured on a road in the United States where an owner abandoned their pet dog and drove away. The abandoned dog desperately chased after the departing owner's car.
[Photo by X (formerly Twitter)]

The delivery worker shared this video on their SNS. A woman named Destiny Gomez, who saw the video, messaged the delivery worker and also shared the video on her own SNS. Gomez, who usually helps lost pets find their homes, said, “My heart hurt so much when I saw the video. I couldn’t stop crying,” expressing her distress.

With the help of her SNS followers, Gomez and her boyfriend went to find the abandoned dog and were able to safely locate it within a few hours. She gave the dog a new name, “Chico.” Chico is currently being cared for by a temporary guardian until a new owner is found. Netizens who saw the video reacted strongly, saying things like, “They even removed the license plate from the car. It was completely planned,” “It’s heartbreaking to see the dog trying its best to return to its owner,” and “It’s so cruel. They don’t deserve to have a pet dog.”