Dying Dog Gets Free Burger King Cheeseburgers For Life

TOLEDO, OH — Cody won’t live much longer, but the terminally ill dog will get a special treat every day for the rest of his life and his family’s pockets will be a little lighter. It’s because a Burger King employee in Toledo was curious about the daily order of a plain cheeseburger — no ketchup, no mustard, no pickles or onions. What was up with that, the worker wondered.

When the family explained the reason — the 10-year-old dog was diagnosed with terminal cancer a couple of months ago and they decided to make his last days some of his best — the store manager said Cody would get free cheeseburgers at that location for the rest of his life.

The cheeseburgers help the medicine go down, his family said in a post on Twitter. Veterinarians have given Cody only has one to three months to live, according to the post.

The chain’s gesture has not gone unnoticed. Twitter users by the score liked and retweeted @AKarchh’s tweet thanking Burger King “for showing so much love and kindness towards my family and our dog.”

“It’s appreciated more than words can describe,” the tweet said.

Burger King tweeted back that “the world needs more kindness and empathy. Thank you for giving us the chance to do this for Cody.”

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