Forever Changed Animal Rescue shared the news that Connie had passed away after a battle with pythiosis.
Connie the Container Dog was found by Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston marine inspectors at Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal on January 31. The pregnant golden retriever was covered in grime. She was thirsty after officials said she was found inside a container with totaled cars inside that was set to be shipped to Dubai.
The container had come from the Houston-Galveston area and had been in the terminal for eight days, which means Connie was trapped there for at least that long. Officials believe she may have been living in a junkyard or inside one of the cars and had been placed in the container by accident.
Connie was taken in by the Forever Changed Animal Rescue located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She was adopted and gave birth to eight puppies in February; all have been adopted as of June.
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