According to ilovemydogsomuch, a pregnant mom dog was abandoned at the Boone Area Huɱaпe Society after she had been in labor for 24 hours.

She underwent an emergency C-section and coded twice following the procedure, but she was eventually stabilized. She received a blood transfusion and was intensively observed in Iowa State’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s ICU.

“She should have been enjoying her golden years, but she was bred and then abandoned when her labor became tough.”

The puppies were all undeveloped, and there was no way they could have obtained adequate nourishment while in the womb with 21 puppies.

Meanwhile, the Huɱaпe Society is doing all they can to bring charges against the individual who left Ruthie to suffer, but they say it’s an uphill struggle due to Iowa’s lax animal protection regulations.