Unwanted dog cheats death four times

[Twisterdog]

Unwanted dog cheats death four times



An unwanted dog which was put down with drugs, put in a plastic bag and then through a rubbish compressor has been found alive moments before being buried in a landfill site.

The five-year-old shepherd-Labrador cross was found clawing through the plastic bag on the back of a rubbish truck at the Edgeboro Landfill in East Brunswick, New Jersey.

Officials say an animal control officer gave the dog two injections, one to sedate it, the other to stop its heart.

He listened with a stethoscope for a heartbeat, and on not hearing one, placed the body in a plastic bag.

The dog had been taken to animal control officers by a woman who said she could no longer care for it.

"Obviously, it's a miracle," a spokesman for the animal control department said. "It's just amazing it lived through that whole mess."

Fifty-seven people have contacted the East Brunswick dog pound, where the animal is being cared for, to offer it a home, reports the News Tribune.


Source: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_846074.html?menu=news.quirkies

[Tonya]

God bless that doggy. Stories like that are so heartbreaking, yet touching at the same time.

[ramanth]

Wow!! When he finds his forever home, I hope he is loved for the rest of his days.

[Samantha Puppy]

:( Poor doggy... :( It sounds like it's going to get a great home now - it's just so sad that it took something like this to happen before people came out of the woodwork to adopt him. I wish people would always be that proactive.

Another thing is that it makes me sick that he was "put to sleep" and then put in a plastic bag to be taken to the dump. Our family dog, Rags, had to be put to sleep back in 1993 and I don't even want to think about our beloved pet being put in a bag and thrown in a dump. :(

:( Lastly, my Samantha is a Sheperd-Lab mix. I can't imagine putting her through an experience like that. I wish I could take this poor pup in - I know he'd be a Godsend, just like Sam's been. :(

[mugsy]

That's why I don't like Animal Control and would love to work with Best Friends in Utah to stop this senseless killing and educate stupid people to not needless breed their animals, realize that it is a life time commitment, etc.

I'm so glad the pooch was found in time and has a great home. I have read more than one story about this exact situation.


YEAH! One more saved.

[K9soul]

This was also posted here yesterday http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39687, but got bumped to page 2 and I think the title wasn't as revealing. But more reactions there to this heartbreaking story.

[K9karen]

Yeah, I read about this..how amazing and wonderful. Didn't something smiliar just occur, and the dog was sitting up in the morgue drawer?? The only thing about these stories, is that NOW people are calling in to adopt these "Miracle Dogs". Where were they when the dogs were behind cages, begging to be rescued. They weren't special enough THEN??? I admit, I never went to the SPCA before I adopted Klo, and it just broke the depths of my heart. I have friends who vacation every year at Best Friends. They can afford to go anywhere in the world for R & R but they spend 1-2 weeks there. They say it's the most satisfying thing they do in their lives.

[tatsxxx11]

The story was on the news all day yesterday, along with clips of the precious pup. He looked so frightened and timid:( I wonder WHY???? :rolleyes: What an amazing, courageous dog. How many attempts to destroy him, "discard" him:(?? And yet he managed to show them ALL! I hope and pray he finds the most wonderful home where he will no nothing but love every second of his life. Just heartwrenching:(