It was an uncomfortable sight — a dog without any collar, no leash, alone on rocks in a remote part of East Boston.
The dog was discovered Sunday wet, shaking and huddled along the Chelsea River.
“Watching a dog suffer like that hurts,” said Bryan Vasquez, who made the stunning discovery around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Vasquez was puzzled by how a dog wound up in a commercial park in East Boston, fearing the animal was abandoned.
“That most likely someone came and discarded him,” said Vasquez.
Vasquez, who operates in the commercial park, says he wished to comfort the chihuahua mix.
“I had a little blanket,” he said. “I attempted to get near him, however he attempted to bite me.”
He called Boston’s Animal Care and Control department and waited up until an officer showed up.
Vasquez says the dog seemed hurt.
“He was licking his leg,” he said. “When he got up, he had one leg in the air.”
He viewed as animal control took the dog away. Now, he would like to know who owned the dog, why he was all alone, and — considering that he was wet — if he had actually been included the water.
“I feel bad if someone discarded him,” he said. “I’m a family pet owner. It’s something you get to enjoy, and how are you going to do something like toss him or something?”
Animal control has not yet reacted to an ask for discuss what the strategy is for the dog, and if there’s any examination happening into how he wound up along the water.
