We’re not crying, YOU’RE crying.

Ok, you’re right. After hearing that a sweet little Sher-Pei mix dog named Kai was found abandoned at a railway station in Scotland just after Christmas in 2014, we’re definitely tearing up. Even sadder is the photo of the depressed doggo tethered to a railing next to a bag containing his belongings, unable to move from the spot.

When the Scottish SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) took him in, they found his suitcase had a pillow, a couple of toys, some food, and a water bowl. Clearly, Kai’s former owners wanted to erase all memory of him.

The photos quickly went viral, sparking tears and anger among many animal lovers the world over. It’s just another piece of evidence that we truly don’t deserve dogs.

After giving him a once-over, vets discovered that Kai had a severe eye condition that required surgery and they also suspected he had been physically abused by his previous owner. Tracing his microchip simply brought investigators to his original owner who sold him when he was a puppy back in 2013.

But abandoning an animal is a crime in Scotland, so no one wanted to give up until they could find the cruel humans who abused Kai.

Eventually, all they could find was the woman who was accused of “abandoning” him, although she claimed to be a victim of Kai’s owners as well. Fin Rayner, from Aberdeenshire, had seen an advertisement for the dog on a website called Gumtree, but when she met up with the seller at the Ayr train station, Kai was not what she expected.

The 39-year-old mother claimed the sale went sideways when she asked to take the dog for a walk and the sellers sped off in their car with a £150 deposit.

‘The guy rushed out with a food chest and lead on the dog. But I could see there was something up because he was very skinny. I said I wanted to take the dog for a walk, so he asked me for £150 as a deposit in case I didn’t come back. Then I saw him tearing off in his car. I phoned and said ‘You better come back for your dog.’ He never turned up,” she told The Daily Mail.

She also said the dog would not settle down and was peeing everywhere. Since she had not agreed to fully buy the dog, she said it wasn’t hers. That’s when her panic disorder kicked in as it was time to get on the last train back to Aberdeen.

Rayner said:

“I spoke to a man at the station and told him that it wasn’t my dog. I told the guy I needed to get the next train. So the guy knew and he said to tie him so I did.”

Then she left.

After Kai’s story got out, the SPCA was inundated with over 200 offers to take him into loving homes around the world.

Out of all the applicants, Kai went home with Ian Russell, 52, of Aberdeen, Scotland in February of 2015.

Russell, who works as a hydraulic engineer, had just lost his 15-year-old dalmatian before Christmas and knew he still had a lot of love to give a new pet.

“My Dalmatian named Mica passed away just before Christmas and I was left heartbroken. I had her for 15 years and she was the apple of my eye. We pretty much spent 24 hours a day together,” he said.

“When I heard about Kai I knew the little guy needed a break but I never thought in a million years I’d get him. I called the Scottish SPCA just to check he was okay and see if there was anything I could do to help. Fast forward a few weeks and here I am taking him home. I honestly think it was meant to be.”

We think it was meant to be too and now we’re crying for a whole different reason.

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Source: The Daily Mail, (update)