They say that the pain caused by losing someone you love is unbearable. May it be a direct family member, a relative, or a friend, death is indeed a sad reality for everyone, a reality that we need to accept, no matter how hard.

Tragically, this little puppy is facing the same stark reality.

It’s the same case for animals, especially for dogs who are known to be “man’s best friend.” When their owner dies, they mourn and show their loyalty. Eventually, they move on and look for a new home – a new human companion.

This poor little puppy lost her owner and it was all because of the COVID-19 virus.

The Novel Coronavirus or better known as COVID-19 has now become a pandemic and was able to shut down a large part of the world. Hundreds of thousands have been affected, rich or poor. Sadly, it’s also made an impact on animals who have lost their owners because of the virus.

Chloe is a five-year-old Chihuahua whose owner recently died because of the Novel Coronavirus.

She is now in need of a new home and new pair of arms who will embrace her into their home. She was surrendered to MSPCA-Angell Boston adoption center on April 17.

The staff at the shelter found something out about Chloe’s past!

The little Chihuahua seemed to have had a surgery way back 2016. They found a metal plate attached to her right front leg bone. They were worried about it still being there because according to them, it should have been removed from the time that her leg healed.

They said that the poor puppy may need to have her leg amputated.

“We’ve scheduled an x-ray for later today and based on the result of that we’ll know if we can safely remove the plate,” said Anna Rafferty-Arnold, the associate director of MSPCA’s Boston adoption center.

Little Chloe may have to have her leg amputated if the results show that the metal plate can’t be removed. Concerning this, they also said that the bills can be paid using the MSPCA’s Spike Fund since the funds were designed to take care of medical expenses from homeless animals within the area.

The MSPCA adoption centers are bracing themselves for more homeless animals to come in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of homeless pets surrendered to MSPCA was low but, according to Mike Keiley, director of adoption centers and programs, they are preparing their centers for a possible spike in animals to arrive while the virus spreads.

“We are bracing for a wave of COVID-19 surrenders in the coming weeks as both the disease — and the economic fallout associated with it — bite deeper in Massachusetts,” he said.

Chloe is now knocking on doors for adoption. This little angel deserves a new home.

This call goes not only for Chloe but for the rest of the homeless pets out there. It’s highly suggested for people to pay a visit to the countless animal shelters all over the country. They recommend people adopt dogs while the pandemic is still on-going.

Adopting dogs from shelters can also save lives amid this pandemic!

Adopting dogs, or any animal pet, will certainly help promote social distancing, curb loneliness, and it will also help shelters who’ve been having a lag in adoptions.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the American Veterinary Medical Association, no evidence exists that COVID-19 can spread from pets to humans.

“If you don’t have a pet and are thinking about getting one, now is the perfect time to ‘try it on’ by fostering from your local shelter. Shelters and pet adoption facilities nationwide need people to foster pets on a temporary basis,” Julie Castle the CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, told PEOPLE.

This is a realization that needs to be heard around the world. Animals need humans as much as we need them especially during this hard time of our lives. Saving homeless dogs will not harm us, in fact, it will benefit us during this pandemic. Wouldn’t you agree?

For those with tender hearts who want to adopt little Chloe, they can contact the center directly at 617-522-5055.

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Source: The Animal Rescue Site, Facebook