A man learned his former dog had been surrendered to a kill shelter by his ex-girlfriend. For months after their breakup, he searched everywhere for his Cane Corso, Diesel calling shelters, posting flyers, following dead ends. Then he got the call that stopped his heart. Diesel had been surrendered to a high-intake kill shelter and was scheduled to be euthanized the very next morning. He rushed there after hours, only to find the doors locked and the lights off. With time running out and no one willing to help, he made a split-second decision. He broke a window, disabled the alarm, and ran through rows of cold metal kennels until he finally found him his Cane Corso, terrified but alive. He scooped Diesel into his arms and ran. By morning, shelter staff discovered the broken window and the missing dog. Police issued a warrant for burglary and theft. Security footage clearly showed him breaking in and carrying the Cane Corso out. Three days later, he turned himself in with Diesel right beside him. Facing felony charges, he told the court the truth: Diesel had been stolen from him by his ex-girlfriend, who had no legal right to surrender him. His attorney backed it up with veterinary records, photos, and microchip registration proving Diesel was his all along. The surrender, the court learned, had been done out of spite. The judge dropped every charge against him and instead issued a warrant for the ex-girlfriend for theft and illegal surrender. Diesel, the big Cane Corso nearly lost to the system, was officially returned home. He still had to pay civil penalties for the broken window and he paid without hesitation. “Breaking that window saved my dog’s life,” he said. This case exposed serious flaws in shelter surrender procedures and identity verification and reminded everyone how close even a loved, owned dog can come to being lost forever. 🐾🐾 #saveanimals #pitbull #doglover #doglife #wholesome