A small abandoned dog, recently found in a terrible condition in Quebec City, is getting his strength back. Though it has a happy ending, the story of Bucket, so nicknamed because he was found in a dirty boiler, reminds us that many animals suffer a sad fate during the moving season.
Now Bucket runs, plays and eats to his heart’s content. Just a few days ago, the puppy was fighting for his life near a SPA building in Quebec City.
Approximately 4 weeks old, he should have been weaned by his mother. Instead, he was found alone, unable to get out of a 5-liter bucket. Quebec SPA supervisor Annick Fecteau says Bucket was quite a sight when he was found. “When the animal arrived, he was in a boiler. There were bugs. He had mud. He was shaking with fear and cold,” she says.
