Starving Husky Collapses Before Kind Rescuers Save His Life

A husky in Texas nearly died of starvation but was rescued by a few kind individuals, and the animal’s transformation is mind-blowing. 

Life can often be grueling and punishing, filled with overwhelming circumstances. Those experiences can leave people in rough shape physically and mentally. Those situations, in order to make it through, will require the love, support and kindness of others. 

A group of kind people concerned about the well-being of an emaciated and severely malnourished dog in Cleveland, Texas, came together to rescue Jake’s life. 

The first few moments of the YouTube video are difficult to watch. Jake was in rough shape and very close to death when a group of rescuers were first alerted to the starving husky. The animal could barely lift its head to look at and acknowledge the people attending to him. 

“The homeowners saw him collapse in their backyard,” one woman said. “I went to feel him to make sure he was still alive.”

Jake was rushed to the emergency room for immediate care. However, it was unclear whether the animal was going to survive that hour-long trip. The woman in the video mentioned she constantly checked to make sure the animal was still breathing. 

It was a week into Jake’s recovery before he had the strength to open his eyes. They are a beautiful bright blue. 

However, Jake’s painful condition didn’t dampen his spirit or attitude.

“Jake is amazing,” one man in the video said. “As much pain as he was in, he still had a good attitude, and he still wanted to go and he still wanted to play.”

A few weeks later, the video shows Jake progressing and recovering, this time in a foster home. The animal runs back and forth, chasing and fetching after toys.

By the end of the clip, the difference in Jake’s appearance and demeanor is astounding. He looks like a completely different dog.

Jake, by his owners, is described as a happy, go-lucky dog who loves life. And a woman in the video gave an explanation for why Jake seems to enjoy everything so much.

“I think the reason that he enjoys everything the way that he does is because he knows what it’s like to be without it,” she said.

Proverbs 12:10 “A righteous man regards the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”