After enduring a heartbreaking and near-death experience in his life, Chance the German Shepherd gets a second chance at life and finally finds his forever home on Monday, October 2.
And the best part of the story? Chance’s new fur parent is Officer Matthew Tamanosky of the York City Police Department, one of the officers who found and rescued him in August.
On August 23, York City police officers responded to a call about a puppy who had been beaten to death with a stick.
According to FOX 43Chance was unconscious when police found him and was immediately transported to Mason Dixon Veterinary Emergency Hospital.
Veterinary technicians said Chance was extremely malnourished and suffered multiple fractures, including to his left eye socket, jaw and left forelimb.
The German Shepherd received all essential surgeries and medications at Mason Dixon Veterinary Emergency Hospital. And he showed great signs of improvement while under the care of York County SPCA.
And the second chance the dog got in life is why he got the name “Luck”. When the dog was rescued, its name was never known. So the veterinarians at Mason Dixon named him.
“We don’t know his name, so for now we’re calling him ‘Chance’ because it’s his second chance at life,” they said.
And just one month after getting his second chance at life, Chance found his forever home on October 2.
The York County SPCA announced Chance’s “Gotcha Day” on its Facebook page and revealed: “After seeing him, Officer Tamanosky and his fiancée couldn’t stop thinking about Chance and began to inquire about him.”
Talk to FOX 43said Officer Tamanosky, “To see how a terrible human being can just beat a poor little animal of four or five months old, leave it to die there, unconscious, lying on the ground, it’s just something that touches you.”
York County SPCA Executive Director Steven Martinez said they have received hundreds of requests to adopt Chance.
But he revealed it was normal that the officer who helped save the puppy could take him home.
Martinez told FOX 43, “He was the one who got Chance out of that situation and we operate on a first-come, first-served basis when it comes to adoption – he was the first on the scene, so clearly Chance should go home with him. »
Officer Tamanosky stated that he and his family “Definitely give him the life he deserves – lots of treats, make him a good boy, a good part of the Tamanosky family.”
Meanwhile, York City Police are still working to make an arrest in this case. Detectives also revealed they now have a person of interest and are waiting for witnesses to come forward.