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Lab Dropped Off With Rubber Band Embedded Deep in Neck Looking for New Home

 A three month old Labrador mix is looking for a new home after she was dropped off at a San Diego-area shelter with a rubber band embedded deep into her skin.

Bindy, as staff now call her, was dropped off at at the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services last week. With the dog, the person left a note saying they had found the animal on a street in City Heights. 

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County of San Diego Department of Animal Services
A rubber band found around three-month-old Bindy's neck.

Staffers rushed her into immediate surgery when they found a rubber band slightly bigger than a quarter embedded deep into her skin, cutting so far into the skin they did not notice it at first. 

The DAS transferred the puppy to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society and staff there are now handling her adoption. The pup has been in foster care since Friday. 

Bindy will be available for adoption starting Wednesday at 11 a.m. 

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