A dog dumped at the roadside by his cruel owner is spending his first Christmas in his new forever home.
Staffordshire bull terrier, Snoop, was abandoned on a road in in Stoke-on-Trent days before Christmas last year.
Heartbreaking footage released by the RSPCA shows a man carrying a dog bed and leading the white and black Staffie from the car.
He then leaves the bed on the pavement and unclips Snoop's lead before running back to the car, with Snoop chasing after him and jumping up at the vehicle's window.
Snoop was thankfully rescued by the RSPCA who appealed for someone to give him a new home.
American rap star Snoop Dog even offered to give the pooch a home.
But Snoop was eventually given a loving new forever home in rural Hertfordshire with Laurence Squire who said he was "shocked" after seeing the CCTV footage.
Rachel Butler, from the RSPCA, said the Staffie had "a home for life now".
She added: "It took a bit of time to get to know what would be the right home for him.
"What had happened to him had obviously affected him quite a lot and we could tell that, so... we spent a bit of time getting to know him, and then Laurence got in touch with us and he just sounded like the perfect owner for Snoop."
Speaking at the time Snoop was dumped, RSPCA inspector Natalie Perehovsky said: "The footage has to be seen to be believed, it’s just awful. To see the poor dog in such obvious distress jumping up at the car as it drives away it just heartbreaking.
"I can’t understand how someone could do this.
“The vets scanned his microchip and we have traced two previous owners in the Birmingham area, but do not believe either are the current owners, and therefore not those responsible for abandoning the dog.
“One man can be seen clearly in the footage dumping the dog, and there is a second person in the driver seat of the car. I am very keen to hear from anyone who recognises the vehicle, the man or the dog.
“The veterinary staff have nicknamed the dog Snoop, and he is in good condition, thought to be two years old. He is a white Staffie with black marking, and is such a friendly, lovely boy."
