TAMPA, Fla. - It’s been a long journey for Sarge, a 5-year-old Labrador retriever mix. However, things began to look up for him after he was taken in by the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. "He came in from an organization in North Florida; we help them often.
We don’t know a ton about his history," explained Miranda Cantrell, the foster care coordinator and intake lead at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
Staff quickly discovered that behind Sarge’s wagging tail and big drooling smile was a dog who’s been through a lot. "He was going in for a routine neuter, and the doctors noticed a soft mass, and we expected it to be a fatty, benign abscess of some sort," said Cantrell. "So we said it would be no issue, that we could remove it during his.