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A rescue centre has taken in a 21-year-old dog after its owner reportedly wanted her put down for being too old. Holly, a 21-year-old Labrador mix, who was surrendered to a warden and deemed unwanted.
But the pooch, almost 150 in dog years, was saved after a "heartbroken" rescue centre took her in. Holly, who was given to the Monaghan Dog Pound in Northern Ireland, was then taken in at the nearby Carrick shelter, reports Belfast Live.
She was made comfortable in a kennel and given a hearty meal and is now settling into life at Heather House in Moira, Co Down, while she is assessed for a new family and retirement home to enjoy her final years.
Helen Hewett, manager of the Carrick Dog Shelter, Co Monaghan, said: "It is beyond belief that anyone could surrender their dog at the age of 21 and tell the dog warden to take her away and put her to sleep - with only strangers by her side.
"On Tuesday, we had a dog admitted to our care. The dog warden received a call to collect Holly and take her away with the owner asking for her to be put to sleep. She was given a reference number 288 by the council and the dog warden was excellent and understood this old girl still had a good bit of life about her. So they contacted us to see if we could help.
"With her original paperwork, they were able to confirm her name was Holly and she is 21. She'd lived all of her life with the same owner by the time she was surrendered this week. She's thin and her eyesight and hearing are dull, but she's engaged and she ate a good meal, wagged her tail and leaned on us for cuddles. This dog was not ready to be put to sleep - anyone could see that.
"We reached out for help for this special girl and the team at Almost Home in Moira contacted us and
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