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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · May 16, 2025

A lovely story of survival and a last minute second chance at life. This is Cercei who was due to be euthanized…

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Cercei, an overweight, anxious dog scheduled for euthanasia in New York, was rescued just 18 hours before her scheduled death with help from local dog lovers. She's now in emergency foster care with professional training and is beginning to open up, with her rescuer seeking a permanent foster or adoptive home for her.

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  1. #1

    A lovely story of survival and a last minute second chance at life. This is Cercei who was due to be euthanized tomorrow here in New York. She was too fat, too scared and too old. Nobody wanted her. That changes today… (1/8) 🧵

  2. #2

    She was massively overweight with medical issues. She had been used for breeding. Her hopes of adoption were close to zero. I wanted to change that… (2/8)

  3. #3

    With the help of some local dog lovers here in New York we got her out. She had 18 hours to spare before her life ended (3/8)

  4. #4

    Her biggest problem is that she is terrified. She shut down In the shelter. She is also dangerously obese (4/8)

  5. #5

    We were able to get her an emergency foster for 5 days. That gives us time to find a solution for Cercei. That’s where I am hoping X can help 🤞 (5/8)

  6. #6

    Here she is after a little professional training going for her first walk of freedom in Brooklyn no less. You can see she needs a lot of care (6/8)

  7. #7

    I could not vouch more for her. She is gentle, sweet, loving and already opening up. She learnt her crate and feels safe there already in her foster home. She deserves a chance in life (7/8)

  8. #8

    She was on death row this morning. Tonight she is safe. Her big worried face is already easing. Let’s see if her story can have a very happy ending. 🥰🙏 (8/8)

  9. #9

    I share her full rescue and application details for foster and owning on my insta… instagram.com/niall.harbison A follow there helps so much 🙏🥰