Heartwarming: Dog saved him from depression, sold his Ferrari, and opened a shelter

Social media is a place where you can find countless inspiring stories. One of these stories is about a man who decided to abandon a life of luxury and comfort to join a worthy cause.

Her testimony has been shared by thousands of people on platforms, many of whom have expressed messages of support for her new mission.

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This is Hirokata Saito, a successful 54-year-old Japanese businessman who was going through a period of acute depression, from which he managed to emerge thanks to finding solace in his pet Angie, a mixed-breed dog rescued from the streets, which, in his words, helped him get rid of intrusive thoughts and gave him back his desire to live .

Thanks to this experience, he decided to pursue something bigger. After selling his luxurious Ferrari, he used the funds to build a dog shelter , giving these animals the opportunity to transform other people's lives.

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This new space houses abandoned or struggling dogs ready for adoption . There, they receive all the care and attention they need, but also a second chance at life.

The video that tells Saito's story also showed the before and after of the shelter, achieving millions of views on social networks such as TikTok and X , as it has managed to move not only because of the sacrifice that the Japanese man made, but because of the honest way in which the story was told.

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