A shelter in North Carolina shared the video of one of their pups being comforted after nobody chose her on adoption day, and internet users are in tears.
The heartbreaking TikTok video shared on Sunday by Adoption First North Carolina, under the username @adoptionfirstnc, shows the dog, named Mia, sitting on a shelter worker's lap, looking sad and disappointed.
"Oh Mia, I'm sorry that none wanted to adopt you today sweet girl! You were so good, you were sweet, you've had such cute little eyes, you were nice to every single person that you met," the shelter worker tells Mia.
"Maybe somebody will want a sweet puppy like you tomorrow. I'm so sorry you didn't get adopted today sweet girl. Your family is out there, promise!"
Layover text in the clip says: "Comforting Mia after she goes another adoption day without any interest."
Shelters across the country are constantly overwhelmed with more and more new pets coming in every day, and when they don't get adopted they often end up on the euthanasia list, so the shelters can make space for newcomers.
It is estimated an average of 17,260 pets enter U.S. shelters every year, 6.3 million in total, and while most of them get rehomed or returned, about 920,000 are euthanized.
For pups that are euthanized their last moments can be terrible. When euthanasia is carried out properly, animals can lose consciousness within the first three to five seconds, allowing them to cross the rainbow bridge without even knowing what is going on.
However, according to the Humane Society of the United States, some underfunded shelters still use gas chambers, where pets are placed in a small dark box, often smelling of the dog before and their feces.
As if that wasn't enough, it can take them up to 20 minutes to lose consciousness, and sometimes their organs begin to fail before that has even happened.
Thanks to the increasing number of pet parents choosing to adopt their fur babies instead of buying them, the number of animals in shelters is slowly starting to decrease, although it is still overwhelming and far from manageable.
The highest number of pups in shelter are registered in the western states. New Mexico comes in first with an average of more than 3,200 animals surrendered per 100,000 inhabitants. Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Nevada, are next on the list, according to Statista.
The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received more than 916,000 views and 64,500 likes on the platform.
One user, Chris, claimed the pup was adopted after going viral on social media: "And POOF !! Mia has a new home. Occasionally social media serves a purpose."
The shelter's website still features a Mia among their available dogs, but it doesn't seem to be the same pup from the clip.
Another user, taramichelleee___ said: "I'm crying so bad I'll take her oh my god."
Kathy DeWitt added: "Oh my gosh, this breaks my heart."
Newsweek reached out to @adoptionfirstnc for comment via the shelter's website. We could not verify the details of the case.
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