Toombs County, GA - The dog in the box has come to be known as Alice - her life, if you can even call it that - rather, her existence, has been one of complete misery for the past six years.

Alice's situation was brought to the attention of rescuers at the end of January. What those individuals discovered left them shaking in horror and disbelief.

Alice, a female Pit bull, had been living in what can only be described as a deplorable prison. Her "home" was a 5'x8' box, constructed of wooden boards and tin.

The only sunlight that Alice could receive came from small, filtered slivers that could shine through the slats or the chicken wire that encased the box from above.

Her food (more on that later) was dropped in from above, as was her water. The floor of her "home" was caked with years of feces and urine.

The rescuers located the owner of the home - he told the rescuers that the dog was kept in this box because she was one of "those mean kind of dogs" - in other words, a Pit bull.

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