8-Year-Old Refugee Finds Dying Dog On The Road…What He Does Next Has Me In Tears

What do refugees and strays have in common?

That’s right, both are homeless.

Both have survived hardship after hardship; both live in a constant state of fear and uncertainty; both knows what it’s like to feel unwanted.

Maybe that’s what prompted an 8-year-old Syrian refugee to do what he did…maybe he felt a sense of kinship with the downed animal.

Hüseyin el-Hasan was forced to relocate to Kilis, Turkey, so he’d already seen the dirty underbelly of life. He just couldn’t stand to see an innocent animal suffer, too.

One day, he watched in horror as a car struck a stray dog near his new home.

The poor thing was badly injured and obviously couldn’t move. Worse, there didn’t appear to be anyone around who was willing to help.

So, el-Hasan rushed inside and grabbed a blanket, all the time asking anyone who would listen to find assistance for the severely hurt animal.

Though assistance just wasn’t coming, this kind and dedicated 8-year-old refused to leave; he kept up his vigil next to the dying dog.

And absolutely everyone noticed.

Though the animal didn’t survive his injuries, news spread about el-Hasan’s great deed; even the deputy mayor, Cuma Özdemir, visited the boy and thanked him for his compassion.

The mayor said in a statement that the boy’s action were indicative of the best of humanity, and it proves that even immense hardship can’t destroy a good heart.

Even if the boy knew the dog wouldn’t survive, even if he had a sinking feeling that what he was doing was ultimately useless, he never left.

…but in retrospect, was it “useless” after all?

At the very least, he gave the dying animal love and kindness at the end of its life, two things the poor stray probably never had much of.

Now that isn’t useless at all, is it? 😉

Source: Honest to Paws