It was one of those blazing hot days in San Antonio, Texas. The kind of heat that makes you wish you were anywhere but outside.
But out there, baking in the sun, sat a filthy old plastic crate, near a dry creek bed.
Cars zoomed past, drivers barely noticing. They probably thought it was just another piece of trash… until someone finally stopped and took a closer look.
Inside the crate, curled up on the hard plastic, was a tiny dog suffering in nearly 100-degree heat. His fur was matted, and his body was completely still…