article_snippet: She apparent owner, who is reportedly Lisa Pearson, said that Butterbean loves the man in the truck and that She was following the man in the truck to work the morning the picture was taken, according to WDSU.
article_snippet: This is the heartbreaking moment from last week when Butterbean was seen desperately chasing after a car where Butterbean appeared Butterbean was being abandoned at a gas station on the side of a road in Slidell, Louisiana .
article_snippet: When Butterbean was found, Butterbean was on the property of a family claiming to have owned Butterbean for 6-7 years,' a post on Facebook about successfully locating Butterbean on March 20 said. '
article_snippet: Employees at the gas station and neighbors admitted to allowing Butterbean to roam at large during that time and reported that the man in the truck is actually a neighbor who the dog is attached to, who Butterbean follows routinely to the gas station. '
article_snippet: Given this information, we are truly amazed that Butterbean has survived these many years.'
article_snippet: After Butterbean was found, Pearson said that Butterbean intended to keep the dog tethered outside.
article_snippet: We first concern was Butterbean's safety.
article_snippet: We were convinced Butterbean could be let loose again to run in traffic at any time, and We might miss We opportunity to intervene.'
article_snippet: Dorson said Butterbean's story can help shed light on the fact that other Louisiana dogs are chained, abandoned or  neglected each year.
highlights_snippet: Butterbean, a German Shepherd mix, appeared in the photo to have been dropped off at a gas station in Slidell, Louisiana last week, causing outrage .
  
highlights_snippet: the owner said the man driving the truck is a neighbor the dog is attached to, and Butterbean was just following the man to work when picture was taken .
  