The dog dumped at a Tennessee animal
shelter to be destroyed because his owner thought it was gay has been
saved at the last minute by a kindhearted animal lover.

After
the the plight of the American Bulldog mix was seen by millions online,
Stephanie Fryns, a veterinary technician from Jackson, stepped up this
afternoon and adopted him from Jackson TN Euthanasia.

Naming
him Elton, Fryns, who already owns four dogs said that she had planned
to rescue him even before his story had traveled around the Internet.

He was dumped there because according
to the owner of the shelter, the dog’s master noticed him ‘hunched
over’ another male dog, which led him to assume he was gay.

Yesterday
a Facebook user became of aware of his plight after seeing his picture
on the shelter’s timeline and contacted Jackson TN Euthanasia to
discover the reason why he had been left there to be destroyed.

‘His
owner threw him away bc he refuses to have a ‘gay’ dog!’ wrote a user
who calls herself ‘Jackson Madison Rabies Control Stalker’.

‘Don’t
let this gorgeous dog die [because] his owner is ignorant of normal dog
behavior! He’s in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow bc there
is no room at the inn!’

Following
an outcry over the Internet numerous people including Stephanie Fryns
arrived at the shelter this morning to adopt the unloved dog.