Police officers save dog locked up for 9 years in a cellar: what they see in the dark is a shock

This adorable dog has become an emblem in the fight against violence against animals.  

A dog named Jada has spent 9 horrific years of her life enduring brutal lockdown in the basement of a house in New York City. By the time the police found her, she was emaciated, with large scars on her back from the abuse she suffered over the years.