Phones have been ringing off the hook about Pilgrim, the cocker spaniel abandoned outside a Connecticut Humane Society shelter in Waterford last week, and he will be able to meet people interested in taking him home this Friday.
Pilgrim was abandoned, left outside in freezing cold weather last Friday, and his fur was so badly matted that he could barely walk and the act of relieving himself made the problem worse.
After learning about the deplorable condition of neglect, some local groomers from the Diesel Dog from Hamden and Oliver's Tails from Old Lyme came forward and shaved more than seven pounds of matted fur off Pilgrim.
Now, Pilgrim looks like a new dog and the Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control posted on Facebook, from the perspective of the dog, addressing some of the many questions coming in to animal control.
One was that Pilgrim is not ready to be adopted immediately. Animal control posted an ad in the newspaper, which is required by law. If no one comes forward in eight days, there is a chance that Pilgrim could be adopted.
Staff members at animal control are also watching to see how Pilgrim behaves.
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In the meantime, members of the public are invited to stop by animal control on Friday to meet Pilgrim and fill out an adoption application.
