Edgar the Dog Rescued from Trash Can Gains New Lease on Life! [VIDEO]

Today, Edgar, a two-year-old Maltese terrier with “a devilishly gruff and handsome face,” is enjoying his new life with guardian Cindy Nelson-Pouget. Sadly, however, this plucky canine may never have lived long enough to see her face, after being left for dead in a Detroit trash can in early March. According to the Michigan Humane Society (MHS), who later nursed Edgar back to health, a passerby heard whimpering sounds coming from a nearby alleyway.

Edgar was highly distressed. A plastic bag had become twisted around his neck, and he had been forced to sit in his urine for long enough to leave him with severe burns. He was also suffering from an upper respiratory infection.

In this video documenting Edgar’s rescue and recovery, MHS chief cruelty investigator Debby MacDonald says that she believes the dog had been kept confined in a small crate for a long period of time before someone had decided to simply throw him away.

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