A "gentle natured" dog was found abandoned in a crate, accompanied by a heart-wrenching letter. Spud, a young Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was discovered by a passer-by at the entrance to a field ...

A “gentle natured” dog was abandoned in a crate with a heartbreaking letter. Spud, a young Staffordshire bull terrier cross, ...

While it's unfortunately all too common for dogs to be abandoned, the manner of Duke's rejection was especially heartbreaking.