dog rescue

On August 15, 2014, firefighters from Contra Costa County in California, rescued a female Pit Bull trapped in a holding basin at the West County Wastewater District treatment plant.

A call came in at 10:30 a.m. from a plant employee reporting the pet in distress. Firefighters were dispatched to the plant located on Garden Tract Road, and a rescue mission was set in motion.

A man driving down a road in Lepe, Spain, came upon something on the road that at first he thought were bunnies, but after taking a closer look, he discovered eight newborn puppies abandoned on the the road.

On July 24, 2014, a half starved, female, mastiff dog was rescued from Hawk Island Park in Lansing, Mich., after the dog was spotted by early morning walkers. Ingham County Animal Control rescued the pet and with the help of the community, the once abandoned and emaciated dog is now on her road to recovery.

When Chance, an American Staffordshire terrier, was rescued back on April 4, 2014, he was a broken dog. He was just 13-weeks-old and his previous owner tossed him from a moving vehicle while driving down Michigan Ave. in Cocoa, Fla. The puppy was skin and bones, and on top of his malnourished state he was now left with three broken legs.

The recent torrential rains across the United States Midwest and East Coast have flooded many areas, costing area residents thousands of dollars in water damage, and forcing them to evacuate their homes. In Hazel Park, Mich., Riley, a one-year-old Pomeranian beagle, was created in the basement and almost lost his life when flood water levels rose, almost submerging his crate. Fortunately for the pup, his owner got home just in time to save him from drowning.

For a New Jersey Chow mix dog who escaped his 2nd-story apartment, his freedom went as far as the length of the apartment building’s 2nd-story ledge. The pet was spotted stranded on the ledge by neighbors, and they called local firefighters to come rescue the dog.

A friendly dog from Lima, Peru, is looking for his owner after he somehow hopped on a bus and got lost, but lucky for him, a kind woman named Aidé Montero, noticed the lost and confused pet and decided to help him.

On August 5, 2014, 23-year-old Adrian Garcia from Guayaquil, Ecuador, became a hero when he took his shoes off and climbed over a fence to descend a canal’s steep, concrete wall, to rescue an innocent dog that had fallen in and couldn’t climb out to safety.

Jasper, a sweet male dog suffering from bleeding wounds all over his body and face, was saved just a few days ago by Providing for Paws (PFP), an animal rescue organization based in Garden City, Mich. Initially, it was believed the dog’s injuries were from an extreme case of scabies mange, however, a veterinarian concluded the pet’s wounds are the result of a chemical burn.