A young dog has been found tied to a tree in Donegal.
The ISPCA Donegal Animal Rehabilitation Centre rescued the dog after being contacted by a family who discovered the spaniel dumped in woods.
The young spaniel is believed to have been taken to a remote path deep in the woods, tied to a tree with a piece of old rope and left there without food or water, with no way to fend for himself.
A young family came across the dog who has been named Basil and contacted the ISPCA.
Upon inspection be a vet, the dog who was barely a year old was found to be severely dehydrated and underweight which led to them believing he may have been in the woods for a day or two.
Basil has since been rehomed.
