When rescuers in Istanbul, Turkey, found a four-month-old stray puppy, he barely looked like a dog anymore. Caked in hardened industrial glue, dirt, and mud, he could do little more than move his tongue. What happened to him next is hard to read about — but where his story ended up is worth staying for.
Found Nearly Unable to Move
According to Bored Panda, the puppy — later named Pascal — was discovered in an industrial building, having reportedly been tortured by two children who covered him in glue and dragged him through mud. As the glue hardened, it formed a shell-like cast around his body, restricting his movement and cutting off blood flow, to the point that rescuers believed he had only a short window before the damage became fatal.
He was brought to He’Art of Rescue, an animal welfare organization based in Istanbul, where staff spent hours carefully shaving away layer after layer of hardened glue along with the mud and debris trapped underneath it.
A Long, Careful Recovery
Physical recovery was only part of what Pascal needed. Understandably wary of people after what he’d been through, he initially trusted only the veterinary staff treating him. Rescuers worked patiently to rebuild that trust over the following months, giving him consistent, gentle care while his fur grew back and his wounds fully healed.
Slowly, Pascal began to socialize again — a meaningful shift for a dog whose only recent experience with people had been violent.
From Trauma to a New Life in Spain
Once he was healthy and ready, He’Art of Rescue put Pascal up for adoption. He found a permanent home with a family in Spain, where he now lives alongside another dog. According to Bored Panda’s follow-up reporting, the two run freely together on the beach, and Pascal — once too traumatized to trust anyone but his vet — has started wagging his tail again.
Why Stories Like This Matter Beyond One Dog
Pascal’s case reflects a broader, ongoing challenge many countries face with stray animal populations and animal cruelty enforcement. Organizations like He’Art of Rescue rely heavily on public donations and volunteer support to fund exactly this kind of intensive rehabilitation — cases that require months of veterinary care and behavioral rebuilding before an animal is ready for adoption at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened to the children responsible for hurting Pascal? Available reporting on this case doesn’t document any legal consequences or identify those responsible, which is common in stray-animal cruelty cases in many countries where enforcement and follow-up can be limited.
How long does recovery typically take for an animal that’s experienced trauma like Pascal’s? It varies significantly by individual animal, but full physical and behavioral recovery — including rebuilding trust in humans — often takes several months of consistent, patient care, as it did in Pascal’s case.
How can people support rescue organizations doing this kind of work? Organizations like He’Art of Rescue typically rely on donations, foster volunteers, and adopters to fund and support the long recovery process that severely traumatized or injured animals need before they’re ready for a permanent home.
Source: Bored Panda, cited above.
I can only hope that the “children” that did this were disciplined. I would never allow them around anyone’s pet or allow them to have a pet after this disgusting act of violence. WHO DOES THAT and why were they not being supervised at the time!!???? Bad parenting???
Can we do the same to the morons that did this. Or just hang them.
If there were witnesses they should come forward. Whoever did it needs to be punished. Community service, fees, whatever. Punishment should fit the crime. If they did it to an animal they’ll do it to a human. Wake up people.
” WHY ” Would A Sane Human Do This ?
To Such A Totally Innocent Creature 💔
“KARMA” For Being So Cruel & Stupid !!!
Truly amazing …There is still humankindness in sometimes in a not to kind world 😔… Whoever helped to make this happen and saved this poor puppies life… Thank you for sharing… It helped me to put my faith back in ♥
I’d like to think those kids were punished. Something like 6-12 months on weekends-all day, cleaning kennels at the local dog pound. UNPAID!
I would LOVE to do an eye for an eye. I would volunteer to cover these kids head to toe in glue and drag them through dirt, grass, and twigs just like they did to this poor dog. Some people, including kids, do not deserve to be on Earth. And idc who does or does not like this comment
I don’t understand why people (even children) can be so cruel too Animal’s it’s absolutely disgusting the way some poor animals are treated 😢 by us the humanitarian?????.
I hope the people were arrested
If those children new whsst they were doing l believe a very harsh punishment should ensue.
But just say they didn’t know what this stuff was that they were putting on that little puppy – perhaps it frothed up at first and the kids thought it was soap. Just saying check it out.
Evil – unbelievable cruelty!!😤😡 Whoever did this horrendous act , should be named and shamed plus a long stay in PRISON!!!
This remains me of the glue (or some other transparent chemical) that was put on my kitchen’s desk in Helsinki Finland. It happened in 2019, while I was away from my apartment. Who knows what that chemical was.
I want that baby!!!
Find the people kids who did thiis crime to living creature, ond tie thir hands behind their backs and cover them with glue
If they survive, give the children 4, years in a child prison, and the grown ups 10 year in prison
What is wrong with these children; is this what we are coming to? This is beyond cruel!! It’s disgusting 😡. Did they/you get the ones responsible for such a crime?