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Being a stray dog is a hard and often tragic life. With no one to care for them, many homeless dogs suffer from exposure, hunger, and untreated medical issues.
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Some cities have more strays than others, and in Mexico City, there are over a million stray dogs wandering the streets, looking to survive. And for one of them back in early 2015, the odds of survival were not good.This dog was in so much trouble that one passerby was compelled to scoop the dog up right then and there and get him some help. The poor dog’s whole body was covered in cancerous tumors, many of which were also open and infected.
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Some cities have more strays than others, and in Mexico City, there are over a million stray dogs wandering the streets, looking to survive. And for one of them back in early 2015, the odds of survival were not good.This dog was in so much trouble that one passerby was compelled to scoop the dog up right then and there and get him some help. The poor dog’s whole body was covered in cancerous tumors, many of which were also open and infected.
He was also severely malnourished. And people had been walking right by him all this time. Most people probably thought the poor dog was a lost cause, and he certainly looked like one.
But just because a dog (or a person, many times) looks hopeless, it doesn’t mean that they can’t spring back, sometimes astoundingly, like the dog who frolicked like a puppy after having a huge tumor removed.
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In February 2015, this dog was spotted on the streets of Mexico City, covered in raw, cancerous tumors and starving. The person who spotted him was instantly heartbroken, and decided to at least try to save him.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYMHkDGrWZQ_vGmdX69cH_UoiuXXlBen0GzeL6L7LqBhZkHjEw9imYFi3DvImLBmZfLfEXXV0qKiRlMEN7czZBPuhSxBPSEziOpJt7KyQg6UKmUSUfoDSkCJwism4U92PHt0JUT4LcpaN/s1600/unloved-dog-covered-in-cancerous-tumors-1.png)
The dog was taken to Dalia Gamez, an animal rights activist in the area, who immediately took him in and named him Boby. She knew that his situation was dire, and that he needed medical help immediately.
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Boby’s transformation shows us that even when things start out rough (like, really rough), there’s still hope for a bright outcome!
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