'Crying' Dog Found Chained to Tree in 'Remote' Area Bordering Active Fire Evacuation Zone

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Vancouver Island residents worked together to get the dog to safety and on the way to a new home
Animal lovers are searching for answers after a group of Good Samaritans found a dog chained alone to a tree near an active fire evacuation zone.
According to GlobalNews.ca, Janet O'Reilly was one of the first people to hear the abandoned canine. O'Reilly lives near the boundary of the fire evacuation alert zone for the Wesley Ridge wildfire burning on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
O'Reilly told the outlet that she "heard a dog crying" in early August while on a walk with her own dog on a series of remote forest trails on the border of the fire evacuation alert zone.
The woman didn't see a dog in distress, so she returned home and went to work. Later that day, she learned from her neighbor that they had heard a dog barking in the same area and decided to investigate, eventually finding an abandoned dog chained to a tree.
"This morning at 6:30, I heard a dog barking on a very remote dog walk. I called out for people, but didn't go check it. A neighbor just came by, he ran across a dog tied to a tree on a 1-foot chain. No water or food. In distress. Same place I heard her crying earlier," O'Reilly wrote on a Vancouver Island community Facebook group on Aug. 3, relaying the sad incident and asking for help.
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She added in her post that after hearing from her neighbor, she went and freed the dog from its chain and brought the canine to her home. Unfortunately, the situation had to be temporary, which led O'Reilly to Facebook for assistance.
"I went and got the dog. She was so thirsty! At least 10 hours out there. Tied, no water. She seems sweet but not comfortable around other dogs," she explained on social media, adding that she called numerous animal rescue organizations to ask for help.
"I have 2 dogs and 2 cats and can't keep her in my space. I'm already stressed enough. Please help me!! A number to call? A safe place for her to stay? Any info is appreciated!" O'Reilly concluded her post.
Eventually, the BC SPCA got in contact with O'Reilly and agreed to take over the dog's care and help her find a forever home, according to GlobalNews.ca.
"She's in such great shape and she friendlies up pretty fast," Sam Sattar of BC SPCA Alberni-Clayoquot told the outlet, adding, "We're just kind of wondering how she ended up where she ended up."
The Times Colonist reported that the BC SPCA believes the dog, who has been given the name Eve, after O'Reilly's middle name, is around two years old and likely hasn't been on her own for long.
"Everything's been really great with her behaviour, her fur, skin, and body," Sattar told the Times Colonist. He noted that Eve has no microchip or other identification. Since no owner has come forward for the dog, the rescue organization plans to spay the pet and then put her up for adoption.
O'Reilly is hopeful that Eve's life will improve after her scary stint in the woods near a wildfire, and has harsh words for whoever left the canine behind.
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"I feel that a monster did this," she told GlobalNews.ca. "I feel like if somebody wanted this dog to be found, it would have been tied somewhere where there are people."
According to the BC Wildfire Service, the Wesley Ridge wildfire is being held and is not expected to extend beyond the current control line.
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