I don’t normally do animal abuse stories on Saving Pets, but this one has such a great ending, I had to share.

Boof is a bullmastiff-cross whose owner allegedly left him to die in summer heat with a 30kg chain wrapped around his neck after beating him with a steel bar, punching him and trying to break his legs.

It would have been easy to say ‘Boof is a large, strong dog who has lived a miserable life with a creep. Because of this, we must euthanase him’. And it does happen.

But props to the Cairns RSPCA shelter who not only saved him from a life with his miserable owner, but they saved Boof’s life.

Boof, the dog whose maltreatment shocked animal lovers throughout Australia, has found a new home.

The neglected and brutalised dog, whose treatment at the hands of a callous owner was revealed by The Cairns Post last month, is now poised for a life of love and luxury at Kuranda.

RSPCA Far Northern regional inspector Cameron Buswell said “the lady we have found is experienced with dogs and he is going to a completely different environment where he will get attention 24/7″.

All the best Boof – we hope your new life brings you every doggy blessing!