LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As local animal rescue teams report a sharp increase in dogs and cats abandoned on the side of the road, in parking lots, and even in the middle of the desert, 8 News Now looked into why this problem appears to be growing.
Bobby Friedman and her dog ‘Suzy’ are inseparable.
“She was fine with me from the beginning,” Friedman said.
The two connected when Friedman saved Suzie from the side of the road near the desert in Las Vegas.
“She looked pretty gruesome so I gave her a bath,” Friedman recalled. “Then I gave her a name.”
Suzie did not have a microchip and no one came forward to claim her, so Friedman told 8 News Now she believed she was dumped.
Gail Beckman and her dog ‘Cinnabon’ similarly found each other.
“He would show up to look for food,” Beckman recalled.
She said he was dropped off in the middle of the desert in Sandy Valley and had to stay alive for days before she adopted him.
“He was running around for a week and a half, two weeks,” Beckman said. “Looking for food and water.”