A video of a dog getting ignored at an adoption event has shattered viewers' hearts on social media.

Princessa, a Shiba Inu mix who is nine months old, is no stranger to rejection. Someone dumped her at a kill shelter for mouthing and jumping, normal puppy behavior. Thankfully, she was rescued from the shelter, but her forever family has yet to come forward.

In an August 22 TikTok video posted to the account @linusrescue, Princessa was excited and ready for her chance for attention during the adoption event. Despite her life of rejection, this would be her chance to shine. However, people there didn't give her the time of day.

Person after person walked by Princessa without stopping. Her head followed their feet as they paraded down the sidewalk. She didn't understand why no one stopped for her.

Jen, a rescue partner with Linus & Friends, told Newsweek that Princess has been to several events where people gush over her adorableness, but that's all it ever is. She has had no adoption applications since the nonprofit rescue group saved her from the kill shelter.

"No one is actually adopting," Jen said. "There are far more surrenders than there are adoptions."

Princessa is in her second foster home, which unfortunately gave the rescue group a deadline to house her.

"Luckily, a third foster JUST stepped up, but they're in south New Jersey, and we're trying to figure out how to get her to them," Jen said.

The hope is that this will be her last foster and that her forever family will come forward to adopt.

Heartbroken about her situation, TikTok users expressed their hopes for Princessa.

"Praying that the right person finds this beautiful baby girl. She deserves all the love," said one person. A second added: "Aww sweet baby stay patient, love will find you."

Another asked: "How can everyone just walk by? Even if you don't want to adopt her. Stop and pet her show some affection and attention. Poor girl."

Each year 6.3 million pets enter U.S. animal shelters, for an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared with January 2022, 24Petwatch's Shelter Watch Report found.

Around 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs and behavior rehabilitation.

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