05/29/2026
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Callie didn't jump. She was dumped.
On a cold December morning, witnesses heard a horse and buggy speeding down River Road in Lancaster County. Then came the sound of a door opening, and then a thud.
A Rottweiler had just been pushed from a buggy onto the road.
A woman walking her dog nearby heard the buggy coming, then a screech, then a howl.
When the buggy turned around and drove off, she spotted the dog near a neighbor's trash can and started calling out. A neighbor had heard it all too.
He came out with a collar and a leash.
Strangers became her first protectors that morning.
A neighbor who owned a nearby roadside stand saw the dog posted on social media and checked her own security cameras. She knew who sold Rottweilers in the area, and when she called him and asked directly if he had dumped a female Rottweiler, he admitted to it.
When asked why he did it, the owner said: "I just can't find homes for these dogs anymore. I didn't know what else to do."
That beautiful, discarded dog, we would learn, was named Callie. She was transported to safety that afternoon, but the story wasn't over.
Our PSPCA Animal Law Enforcement team got to work. Because of our investigation, Callie's owner was identified and charged with cruelty to animals and ultimately agreed to surrender all of his dogs.
The work doesn't end on the day an animal is rescued. It ends when the conditions that allowed that suffering are dismantled. And sometimes, that means going back.
Just two days ago, on Wednesday, our ALE officers went to the property and removed 15 dogs: 11 poodles and 4 Rottweilers.
These animals didn't make the headlines the way Callie did. But they were not forgotten. Each one is now in our care, both at our Philadelphia headquarters and our Main Line Animal Rescue site, undergoing forensic examinations before they're placed for adoption.
Callie herself had abrasions on her hip and legs, wounds consistent with exactly what witnesses saw. She carried the proof of what happened to her right on her body.
But she also carried something else โ resilience. Callie was adopted soon after her rescue and will never again have to worry about being dumped or abandoned.
Justice has been served for Callie. Now it's time to ensure the same for every animal who came off that property, and to promise that they will know what it feels like to be truly safe.
This $5 Friday, please consider donating to support more dogs like Callie, and her 16 fellow survivors. Every dollar donated funds the investigations, the medical care, and the second chances that animals like these precious souls deserve.
