Young puppy gets tied with its mother and left for dead at roadside

Hope the animal has a new life!

A three-month-old puppy was found being abandoned with its month tied with plastic zip at the side of the road in South Carolina.

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Hope the animal has a new life!

She pulled over and instantly released the white ring on Norman's mouth, which had hurt its skin.

Fleas and ticks were found full of Norman's body but removed before Liz took it home.

Hope the animal has a new life!

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She pulled over and instantly released the white ring on Norman's mouth, which had hurt its skin.

SWNS photo

Fleas and ticks were found full of Norman's body but removed before Liz took it home.

SWNS photo

Liz Heatherly, 28, saw the poor animals in while she was driving in her local area on 4 April.

She pulled over and instantly released the white ring on Norman's mouth, which had hurt its skin.

Liz brought Norman to the local vet in Traveler's Rest, South Carolina. The animal was believed had been abandoned up to 4-days so it was severely malnourished.

Fleas and ticks were found full of Norman's body but removed before Liz took it home.

Liz and sister now treat the cut on the dog with vitamin C oil while vets believe the hair would never grow up on the wounded tissue caused by the zip tie.

Norman is getting along with her other dog Jackson, a four-year-old beagle.

"My other dog Jackson usually hates other dogs but he seems to really like Norman's sweet and timid demeanor," said Liz. "They get along so well. We're struggling with potty training at the moment but I think that's the case with all new puppies."