An animal control officer rescued a puppy thanks to some assistance from CAL FIRE and Riverside County firefighters, it has been reported.
(Riverside County Department of Animal Services)
Animal Control Officer Gary Pahls responded at about 11 a.m., Sunday March 3 to a retirement community in the city of Riverside.
Residents at Air Force Village West reported that they had discovered a whining puppy in a drain but they could not reach the dog, Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman John Welsh stated in a press release.
A concrete slab covered the drain.
“I attempted to use my catch pole, but was unable to grab her when she went farther in to get away from me,” said Officer Pahls of Riverside County Animal Services. “The dog was now out of my reach and was stuck in a narrow part of the drain. She was crying and struggling.”
Firefighters from Riverside County Fire Department Station No. 59 in Mead Valley arrived to assist Pahls.
The firefighters used sledgehammers to create two small holes in the six-inch concrete, giving Pahls a pathway to pull out the puppy.
The animal had some minor injuries, so Officer Pahls transported her to an emergency pet hospital.
“The firefighters were diligent and worked as a team to give me the chance to retrieve the puppy safely,” Pahls said. “They did much of the work and for that effort, we’re very grateful.”
The puppy did not have a microchip.
She is now resting comfortably at the Western Riverside County City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.
She is roughly 7 weeks old and is need of an immediate foster home. She is somewhat nervous and the would-be volunteer foster would need to be someone who has time to help socialize her, Welsh added.
The puppy’s animal ID number is A 1003602.
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If she stays small, I’ll give her a home right now!
The puppy has siblings. Three if them that we also rescued that day. They were not stuck in a drain. The mom is still out in the wild. We are trying to catch her. The puppies are friendly but scared. Can anyone help with catching the mom? Thanks!
Her mom is a stray at the facility and is about a 25 pounds. I have her 2 siblings who are also in need of homes. 1 male 1 female.
Everyone involved in retrieving these babies and their mommy are awesome! There is good in our world we just have to notice it
. Hope some families come forward to adopt them all soon.
Be assured the residents of AF Village West are on the alert for “Mom!”
Am sure they are tickled to be able to swap at least one story with Rockaway’s first responders when they come out for their http://www.SoringBreakForHeroes.com the residents are hosting for later this month. ; )
Yea AF Village West!
Rest assured the residents of AF Village West stand ready and alert for “Mom!”
And am sure they will be delighted to be able to swap a first responder story with Rockaway first responders when they arrive for their village hosted http://www.SpringBreakForHeroes.com
You so great work by the residents….who now also have a good “first responder” story to share with the http://www.SpringBreakforHeroes.com, vacationing first responders from Rockaway the Village is hosting later this month!
AF Village residents are routinely, awesome. And rest assured they’ll be on the lookout for “Mom.” But this does give them the ability to swap a first responder story with Rockaway’s first responders SpringBreakForHeroes.com the Village is hosting later on this month.
My bad. The first four didn’t immediately show up. Kind of a laggy system.