'Hope' Continues Her Amazing Recovery After Extreme Animal Cruelty Case

(Editor's Note: For those of you who haven't been following the story of Hope, you've missed a lot. More than two months ago someone driving by saw a dog struggling to walk in Branford. She took the dog to the Dan Csogrove Animal Shelter and the staff there called it "one of the worst cases of animal cruelty" they had ever seen. The staff said the dog was starved and a day or two away from death. Over the past two months, shelter staff and local vets cared for the dog and named her 'Hope.' A reward of $5,000 has been issued by PETA. The shelter has been providing updates concerning Hope's recovery.)

Written and shared by the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter on Facebook:

Hi Everyone,

Here is the Hope Update today! We included a video too! Facebook would not allow me to write her update with it for some reason.

Hope is doing amazing...she is inching up on that 70 pound weight mark now! Just look at her play in that video!!! She's amazing!!

She has had some nervous tendencies around strangers at times, but she is learning all about love, trust, family and knowing that she will never be abandoned again! In about two more weeks we will let everyone know who she will be adopted to! We hope these photos and video made your day as much as it has made ours!!

Have a great week everyone!!!!