Police said the owner of the dog has been located and investigators are looking into the case while the dog continues to receive treatment.

Once at ACS, Monkey Face was treated for her ailments, and a team of people got to work trying to solve the mystery of where her owner was now.

'If it wasn’t for him, who knows what could’ve happened,' the homeowner said. 'I mean, it could’ve been way worse.'

Mark Morris was able to get his dog, Boo, out right away, but he had to break out through a window, severely cutting and burning himself.

As she made another desperate sweep of the backyard, she heard something: barking. But it sounded like it was coming from underground.

Sadly, many of the animals who find their way to the slaughterhouses are pets that have been stolen or wandering dogs.

Frangione's husband took both dogs to the local BARC Animal Shelter to be euthanized the following Monday.

Despite his clear show of faithfulness to his former owner, 'protecting his body until the very end,' Dillon hasn't found a new family yet.

After looking around his neighborhood, the young man had an idea that would not only take care of the trash but turn it into treasure.

Day went into cardiac arrest. He had multiple organ failure. He had to be resuscitated twice and was eventually placed in a coma for 10 days.