Animal rescue groups are asking for donations on Thursday after rescuing a dog that was found abandoned in a dumpster near 71st and Riverside. Rescuers say it’s one of the worst cases of neglect they’ve ever seen. But they also say that dog, Fern, is a survivor.
One of the Worst Neglect Cases They’ve Seen
It started as a normal workday for a Tulsa sanitation worker on a route near 71st and Riverside. But what he found inside a dumpster prompted a rescue mission.
“He said it’s so emaciated. It’s skin and bones, and I can tell it’s injured,” said Amy Childress Roethig with Animal Aid.
Inside was Fern, abandoned and covered in filth. The sanitation worker called Animal Aid…