Dog Abandoned with suitcase was found in a Scottish train station and authorities were trying to find whoever left the male shar-pei crossbreed Friday night, Jan.2.
Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals stated that the owner of dog abandoned with suitcase will be held responsible for leaving the dog.
With modern technology, the local animal welfare charity was able to identify the dog abandoned with suitcase as Kai through microhip. The dog was found with suitcase containing his belongings that include dog's pillow, food bowl, toy and food, BBC reported.
In Scotland, animal abandonment is considered as an offense that whoever will be found guilty of abandoning an animal could be banned from owning animals permanently under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
"This case highlights the potential consequences of selling an animal online as it often leads to the impulse buying of pets that people know very little about," the animal welfare charity, SPCA says in a statement.
When the dog abandoned with suitcase in Ayr train station was identified, the charity welfare first located the original owner of Kai. But the previous owner had sold the dog back in 2013.
Since the dog abandoned with suitcase was found the SPCA has posted about the dog information on its official Facebook page. It automatically garnered more than 4,000 likes and was shared over 9, 500 times.
Not only has that Kai, the dog abandoned with suitcase caught the attention of animal lovers in Scotland. Since the news broke the media, the dog abandoned with suitcase was being visited many times and were given treats such as foods and toys by people concerned about his welfare.
People around the world including Philippines, America and Canada even offered new home for the dog abandoned with suitcase. Offers for his new home were outpouring the Scottish SPCA reported. At the moment, the loveable dog was being cared for at SPCA's rehoming centre in Cardonald, Glasgow.
The dog abandoned with suitcase was around two to three years old. Alan Grant, a senior animal care assistant at the centre reported that the dog was awesome. He is friendly and it is obvious that he was well trained by someone and was well taken care of.
For experts the experience of the dog abandoned with suitcase at the station is a traumatic experience. He was left about for 90 minutes at the Ayr train station before somebody noticed that he was left alone there.
Kai's experience was compared to the story of the Paddington, the fictional bear in a series of popular kids' books, which was left alone in Paddington Railway Station in London while he was sitting in a suitcase, CNN noted.
The dog abandoned with suitcase has perfect health except for his eyes that would need operation. Kai was previously sold by the original owner through Gumtree website in 2013 to unidentified second owner.
If you will be given a chance to own the dog abandoned with suitcase will you take Kai? Here is the actual photo when adorable Kai was found in the Ayr train station.
A dog was abandoned at a train station with nothing but a suitcase full of his stuff: https://t.co/v2pl0WVf1N pic.twitter.com/PEobGT6ig7
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) January 6, 2015
