The dog captured in the heartbreaking image showing her being abandoned at a gas station has been taken into care by an animal agency and will be put up for adoption . The German Shepherd mix , Butterbean , was taken into custody by the Humane Society of Louisiana after the owner released her for $ 400 . While the animal was initially thought to be abandoned on the side of the road in Slidell , Louisiana last week , she was reportedly abandoned as a puppy and had been allowed by her owner to live at large in a nearby neighborhood for six years . Her apparent owner , who is reportedly Lisa Pearson , said that Butterbean loves the man in the truck and that she was following him to work the morning the picture was taken , according to WDSU . The German Shepherd mix captured in the heartbreaking image showing her being abandoned at a gas station has been taken into care . Butterbean , was taken into custody by the Humane Society of Louisiana after the owner released her for $ 400 . This is the heartbreaking moment from last week when Butterbean was seen desperately chasing after a car where it appeared she was being abandoned at a gas station on the side of a road in Slidell , Louisiana . Butterbean is currently at the Furry Friends Animal Hospital in Harvey , Louisiana , according to ABC . 'We 're delighted that this story will have a happy ending , ' said Jeff Dorson , the Human Society 's founder and executive director , in a memo on Tuesday . The agency has already received applications to adopt Butterbean , and prospective applicants will be interviewed as they work to put her in the best suited home . The dog was captured in the photograph that surfaced last week by witness Lorie Hollis , who said she saw a man drop off the dog near a gas station on Highway 11 . She said the man yelled 'Go ! Go over there ! ' Hollis said the animal was confused and jumped up , putting her paws on the tailgate of the man 's pickup truck before giving chase after the truck sped off , trying desperately to keep up . After the animal took off after the truck , Hollis got into her car and tried to follow the dog and vehicle , watching the shepherd cross two lanes of traffic as the animal attempted to reach the man . But after driving for a couple of miles , Hollis lost sight of them both . 'My heart is broken , ' she told WDSU at the time of the incident . ' I am in shock that someone would treat a dog like this . ' Dorson said when animals are abandoned in a 'random location ' they have 'almost zero ' chance of survival . Butterbean is currently at the Furry Friends Animal Hospital in Harvey , Louisiana , and she will be put up for adoption soon . Applications to adopt her have already been submitted , and prospective applicants will be interviewed as the agency works to put her in the best suited home . Employees at the gas station and neighbors told WDSU last week that the dog was not being abandoned and that the man driving the truck lives in the neighborhood . The Humane Society wrote a post on Facebook about successfully locating Butterbean on March 20 . 'When Butterbean was found , she was on the property of a family claiming to have owned her for 6-7 years , ' the post said . 'They admitted to allowing her 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 she follows routinely to the gas station . 'Given this information , we are truly amazed that Butterbean has survived these many years . ' After Butterbean was found , Pearson said that she intended to keep the dog tethered outside . But following the agency bringing the case to the attention of St. Tammany Animal Control , the owner was issued a warning , and agreed to release the dog for cash . The Humane Society wrote a post on Facebook about successfully locating the animal on March 20 . The owner also signed an agreement not to chain or tether any animal in future or allow them to roam at large . 'We certainly do n't like to reward this kind of behavior , but sometimes it simply takes too long for cases to move through the legal system , ' said Dorson . 'Our first concern was Butterbean 's safety . We were convinced she could be let loose again to run in traffic at any time , and we might miss our opportunity to intervene . ' By claiming ownership , the family in question may still be held accountable for violating several ordinances relating to the dog 's behavior . Following the incident , the Humane Society is launching a Butterbean 's Buddies campaign , which will run for a year , and will help reach more deserving dogs in need . Dorson said Butterbean 's story can help shed light on the fact that other Louisiana dogs are chained , abandoned or neglected each year . A nearby woman snapped the photograph after she saw a man drop off the dog on Highway 11 ( pcitured ) and yelled at his pet to 'Go ! Go over there ! ' The dog then gave chase after the truck sped off .
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 . She has been taken into custody by the the Furry Friends Animal Hospital of Louisiana after the owner agreed to release her for $ 400 . the Furry Friends Animal Hospital said she had been abandoned as a puppy and had been allowed to live at large in nearby neighborhood . The owner said the man driving the truck is a neighbor the dog is attached to , and Butterbean was just following him to work when picture was taken . She is currently at Humane Society in Harvey , Louisiana , and she will be put up for adoption soon .