Can't save them all

Words can't describe the week I've had.  Yesterday was by far one of the toughest I've had in awhile.  I saw one of the worst animal abuse cases I've ever come across in my life.  A dog very malnourished emaciated dog was brought in by the city of Dothan.  The original intent for bringing the dog is was to give it medical attention and hopefully save its life.  Unfortunately, the dog died within minutes of arriving to Banfield.  After examining the poor critter, my heart was filled with more sympathy for this dog.  Thinking of the life he must have endured at the hand of such cruel owners.  You know, I find more and more that I really don't get people.  There's no logic behind starving your pet.  An autopsy had to be performed on the dog to help the city prove that this was an animal abuse/neglect case.  I could count every bone in the dogs body.  You've heard the phrase you're nothing but skin and bones.  Well this dog was exactly that.  He literally had no muscle mass, he should have easily weighed 65 pounds, but because of being starved so severely he came in at rough 27 pounds.  Really, are you kidding me?!?!The dogs stomach was filled with sand and gravel.  We can only assume that he turned to eating whatever he could find within reach of the short heavy ass chain they had weighing on his neck.  It's heart breaking.  Especially when I stop and think of how pampered and spoiled my four are.  It's a brutal reminder that there's so many out there who have no idea what it's like to be loved.  I just don't understand people.  I could go on about the other medical conditions that contributed to this poor animals death, but it's a little much at this moment, right now.  I only hope and pray that Dothan City doesn't let me down with this one.  I want the people responsible for this to held in account for the death of their "family pet."