A 54-year-old man in Japan closed his company and sold his luxury sports car to help fund a shelter for “problematic dogs” after his own pet saved him when he tried to commit suicide.
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The Wansfree canine rescue centre in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, offers its services for free.
It cares for difficult dogs that animal-lovers find impossible to deal with, The Asahi newspaper reported.
The animals it shelters usually bite indiscriminately and bark and snarl at everyone. Their fierce tempers are usually the result of abuse, said the head of Wansfree, Hirotaka Saito.
Previously, Saito owned a company, but his life took a traumatic turn about 12 years ago when the enterprise got into financial difficulties.
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