Smithtown Animal Group Rescues Dog Chained Outside For 15 Years

A local animal rescue group recently rescued an elderly dog that had been chained outside a Suffolk County home for about 15 years.

The Smithtown-based group, Guardians of Rescue received a call of a dog, named Bear, in need of a dog house when they discovered he had been chained up to a dog house in a backyard for years.

“When we got there, it was even worse than that," Robert Misseri, founder and president of Guardians of Rescue said. "That’s when we discovered the poor dog had spent his whole life attached to a heavy chain."

The group spoke with the dog owner, who agreed to surrender the dog to the rescue group.

After Bear was cut free from his heavy chain, loaded into the front seat of a pickup, and was taken to the spa to be groomed.

From there, the group will find a great home for him.

The rescue group plans to make Bear veggie burgers, take him to dog parks, on car rides, and even get him into an indoor pool. Being an elderly dog, spending winters outdoors would be even more difficult for him.

“Our mission is to help rescue as many animals as we can, but we can’t do it without the help of the community,” added Misseri. "One phone call from someone in the community set the wheels in motion that have changed Bear’s life. That’s a true success story and why we exist.”

The group made a video of the heavy chain being cut off Bear that had kept him tethered for so long.

Watch the video below: