Alone and curled up by the side of the road, a dog with mange had given up hope; appearing resigned to his sad fate.

Fortunately, the wonderful people from Animal Aid Unlimited, India were determined to give the poor animal a second lease of life, and the results are truly astounding.

Knowing they couldn’t risk him going another day untreated, rescue centre workers caught the sick dog with a net; taking him back to the sanctuary. He was reportedly ‘exhausted and inward’ on his first day off the streets, and had evidently not been handled by humans in some time.

The dog was fed and treated for dehydration, and after 10 days his diseased skin had fully healed; all thanks to the patience of some truly wonderful dedicated human beings. It is honestly impossible to get through the following video with two dry eyes.
After almost two months worth of medical treatment the dog was completely unrecognisable from the skeletal creature awaiting death at the side of a road.

The beautiful dog now had lovely, snowy white fur and the most contented of grins on his face. Looking relaxed and healthy as he hung out with his human friends, the dog could have been any well cared for family pet.
His obvious pleasure at being stroked – as well as the wag of his tail as he accepted treats – would be enough to soften the hardest of hearts.
The emotional footage of the incredible recovery has since gone viral; watched over 20 million times. Although it is initially difficult to watch the dog in such a shocking state, his eventual transformation has left people overjoyed.