A puppy has died after officials say she was severely burned by boiling water.
Officials with Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, Inc., a shelter in Alpharetta, said last week, 11-week-old Elsie the dog came into the emergency room with severe burns.
The emergency room staff were told that Elsie was given to a three-year-old who either dunked her in a pot of boiling water or poured boiling water on her a week before she was brought to a facility to seek medical care.
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“We dream of a different life for her,” officials wrote online. “One of being a typical puppy with loving parents, a life where nobody will hurt her again.”
While fighting for her life, Elsie was wrapped in bandages and had a blood transfusion.
“You see a precious puppy in an adorable pink bandage wrap but we cannot unsee what is under that full body bandage. Horrible, painful burns. A red scalded body with patches of skin peeling off,” officials wrote.
Elsie died Friday after rescue officials tirelessly worked to improve her condition.