People who have ever had to put their dog to sleep know how upsetting it is. But there are times when there is no other way. It’s the nicest thing to do when the pain has been going on for too long.

I hope you never have to go through it, but if you do, you should stay by your best friend’s side until the end. No dog should have to spend its last days on earth alone and scared with strangers.

Starfish, the dog in this story, was found in a box with her legs bent at an odd angle.It was thought that she would have to be put to sleep at the vet by the person who found her. Because she had been hurt, nothing could be done to help her.

The vet really didn’t want to put her down, but the dog was hurt too badly. She shouldn’t have been kept living.But just seconds before Starfish was supposed to be put down, the head of the rescue walked in and stopped the process. Read more below