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<\/p>\nA dog finally getting a chance for a better life<\/b><\/p>\n
Under such circumstances, you feel more compassion than fear, right? Cala, a dog from San Jose, Costa Rica, had a terrible time while being kept as a guard dog at a car dealership. Her owner hardly cared for her \u2013 she was fed only occasionally, and when she got sick, there was no one to take her to the vet.<\/p>\n
The situation kept getting worse: Cala was losing strength and eventually couldn’t stand up anymore. Instead, she sat on an old car tire, while a short chain attached to her neck not only restricted her movement but had also grown into her skin. Her health deteriorated visibly; she struggled to breathe and suffered from many other ailments.<\/p>\n
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If no one had come soon to help this poor animal, Cala likely wouldn’t have had much time left. But hope came in the form of a concerned neighbor who alerted the police. They contacted the local animal shelter, Territorio de Zaguates. The organization agreed to help, even though it would be a big challenge.<\/p>\n
The heartbreaking sight of Cala<\/b><\/p>\n
When the shelter staff saw Cala for the first time, it was a moment that Lya Battle, the founder of Territorio de Zaguates, will never forget. She described it as a moment of desperation: \u201cThe image I saw was of a dog stripped of her dignity and close to giving up. It was clear she had been suffering for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
After taking her from the police, Cala was quickly taken to a vet where she received much-needed care. The injuries she suffered, including deep wounds on her neck caused by the chain, were treated. After the vet visit, she was brought to the shelter, where she received all the love and attention she had been missing for so long.<\/p>\n
Healing was a long process for Cala. Her physical health improved, but the emotional scars ran deep. Many volunteers at the shelter worried that Cala would have trouble getting along with other dogs. Indeed, she seemed to have a negative attitude towards her fellow canines.<\/p>\n But over time, Cala began to trust other dogs, a brilliant ray of hope. Some suspected she had never had contact with other dogs and may even have been trained to be hostile towards them.<\/p>\n Cala’s amazing recovery<\/b> you can see on the next page…<\/strong> But even after all the progress, Cala was not completely safe. In June, during her time at the shelter, a terrible incident occurred: unknown individuals sneaked into the shelter and left out poisoned sausages. Sixteen dogs died in total, but Cala was lucky; she ate a sausage but survived, apparently because of her size and the amount she ate.<\/p>\n Cala was left emotionally shaken after the incident and struggled for some time with neurological issues; but as before, she showed her strength and found her way back to life.<\/p>\n After all the years of pain, hunger, and abuse, Cala had not given up at the end of her rescue. Her story is one of unwavering strength and unimaginable perseverance.<\/p>\n Today Cala lives in a loving foster family that gives her all the affection she so desperately deserves. Her recovery has inspired not only her life but also the lives of many people\u2014there is always hope!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A dog finally getting a chance for a better life Under such circumstances, you feel more compassion than fear, right? Cala, a dog from San Jose, Costa Rica, had a terrible time while being kept as a guard dog at a car dealership. Her owner hardly cared for her \u2013 she was fed only occasionally,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals","category-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions\/2369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viral7.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Territorio](\"https:\/\/viral7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-768x1024.webp\")
\nSlowly Cala revealed her true self again. She was no longer the weak, sick dog but a healthy, confident, and happy soul. Lya Battle happily noticed Cala gaining more trust day by day and even starting to seek attention.<\/p>\n![\"Territorio](\"https:\/\/viral7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-768x1024.webp\")
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