Zip-tied puppy rescued by truck driver along I-10 exit ramp

The puppy is now doing well in a foster home after it was rescued earlier this month in southern Arizona.

BENSON, Ariz. — A puppy in a distressing situation was recently rescued by a truck driver in southern Arizona. On Oct. 20, a driver noticed a puppy near an Interstate 10 exit ramp in Benson with a zip-tie secured tightly around its neck and stopped to help the"cruelly abandoned" animal, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The driver removed the tie and gave the dog some water until a DPS trooper arrived. The puppy's neck was swollen and its eyes bloodshot, resulting in the DPS trooper taking the dog to a local animal shelter.This puppy was found beside an I-10 exit ramp in Benson on Oct. 20th, cruelly abandoned with a zip tie secured tightly around her throat. Fortunately, a truck driver spotted her and stopped, removed the zip tie, gave her water, and kept her safe until a trooper arrived to help.

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