Here’s a story that proves just a little love can go a very long way when it comes to an animal’s health.

An animal shelter volunteer named Valia Orfanidou from Greece encounters way too many sick and injured creatures in her homeland, due to the struggling economy and homelessness. However, when this kindhearted hero came across a devastating photo of a dog on the brink of death, she felt compelled to do something… even if it was just to give the poor animal a place to die peacefully.

However, she had no idea that the dog had a relentless spirit and wouldn’t give into death so easily.

“When people first saw his picture, some [commenters] said that it looked fake — like a scene from a zombie video game,” Orfanidou told Huffington Post. “If you are a rescuer you always try to verify everything,” noting that there are so many strays, she had to know he was real before taking him in.

After a visit to the vet, Orfanidou was amazed to hear that the starving dog suffering from terrible mange could survive with a little TLC, so she set out to do everything she could to save him.

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Hero Tried To Give Starving Dog A Place To Die Peacefully: He Did This Instead is an article from: LifeDaily