Rosie, who worked at Stray Rescue of St. Louis, was simply out walking a shelter dog when her routine suddenly turned into something far more alarming.
Up ahead on the sidewalk, she noticed a crate that had been thrown aside and covered with a black tarp. The sight stopped her instantly.
A wave of dread hit her, and she rushed toward it, afraid that animals had been left inside and hoping with everything she had that she was not already too late…