The face of devastation: Heart-wrenching moment abandoned puppy Electra cries as she realises her owners have left and are never coming back
- Electra the four-year-old pit bull was abandoned at a shelter in California
- Video showed the moment she realised her owners were never coming back
- Fortunately Electra was later adopted and is living with new owners
This is the heartbreaking moment an abandoned pup breaks down when she realises her owners have left her and they won't be coming back.
Pit bull cross Electra, four, was dumped at the Inland Valley Humane Society in Pomona, California, on May 17, and put up for adoption.
Footage shows the heartbroken dog looking sadly through her cage before looking down at the floor.
This is the mournful face of an adorable pup just as she realized her owners abandoned her and would never be coming back
The tear-jerking footage was posted to Facebook by local woman Lolys Menchaka who helps the shelter find its animals new homes.
'Electra represents the face of sadness and reality in the shelters,' she wrote in the video's caption.
'Sometimes I would like to understand owners surrendering their animals and I don't like to judge them, but when you see how the dogs come to the receiving department with their happy faces and they stand all proud I just can't understand.'
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Many of the more than 270,000 people who watched the video were struck by Electra's crushing abandonment.
'This kills me. Those eyes. She's so scared. The wagging tail. She still wants to give love. Dogs are so selfless,' one wrote.
Fortunately, it appeared Electra found a new home and is now listed as adopted at the top of the post, hopefully with a long and happy new life ahead of her.
Four-year-old pit bull cross Electra was dumped at the Inland Valley Humane Society in Pomona, California, on May 17 and put up for adoption
The heartbroken dog looked sadly through the wires of her cage hoping that her owners would return before sadly looking down at the stained floor
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