The dogs were discovered in the basement of a building on Fox Street, where the rescue organization said they had been living surrounded by their own urine and feces.
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The family spent the entire weekend searching for her and on Sunday morning they found her whimpering under a bush in distress. Stella was rushed to an emergency vet where they learned she had been shot twice. She died that day from her injuries.
A man was captured on surveillance camera dropping the dog, who rescuers named "Athena," at Bobbi and the Strays in Freeport.
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Photos released by the SPCA showed "heartbreaking" living conditions for the animals, the organization said.