Neglected but rescued dog dies

SALEM — Lazarus, the neglected dog, has been put to sleep.

Jenny R. Pike, president of the Columbiana County Humane Society, announced his death Wednesday.   He was put down last week as his health deteriorated.

Lazarus was found, filthy and underweight, on March 25 in the parking lot of Angels for Animals in Mahoning County. He was taken to Columbiana County for care. The dog was named for the friend that Jesus brought back to life in the New Testament.

Pike wrote in a June 7 letter to those who had sent money to help the dog, “Lazarus was humanely euthanized in the arms of his caretaker of the past two months after the determination that his health was deteriorating along with his quality of life.”