Police were forced to smash a car window to rescue a dog from scorching 115F (46C) temperatures in Sarasota, Florida.
Officers were called to a car park on University Parkway on Tuesday following reports of a dog locked inside a car.
A dog, appearing faint, was found inside with no trace of its owner. According to police, the temperature inside was 115F (46C).
Matthew Grochowski, an officer for the Sarasota Police Department, was filmed smashing the window of the car in body camera footage of the incident, shared to Facebook on Friday.
“It’s panting and and drooling all over the place”, the officer says in the footage.
“Oh my god he’s starting to go down, that’s not good,” another officer, from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services, adds.
With the backing of Sgt Louis Buck, the officer was filmed striking a back window of the car, and smashed it on the third try, with glass falling to the floor.
“It’s OK buddy,” the officer tells the dog, which appeared to be a form of pit bull. “Come on, good boy.”
The dog was taken from the back of the car, and into an awaiting kennel by Sarasota animal services.
Following the incident, the Sarasota Police Department issued a warning for dog owners not to lock animals inside cars.
“Please don’t leave pets in hot cars,” said the post, “[and] always remember to look before you lock for pets, children and elderly loved ones.”
The owner of the dog was issued with two citations by Animal Services, who returned the dog.
In a touching rescue tale, people respond quickly and compassionately to free a dog that is stuck in an underground conduit after hearing sounds and crying from a drain.
Sometimes you have to pay attention to what’s going on around you. You might see something strange or out of place that could end up changing your life. For these workers at Boveney Lock in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, this is the case.
They were hired because the owner of a lost dog thought it was underground. Everyone thought the owner was crazy, because how does a dog get under the ground?
But imagine that you are walking through a parking lot and you hear a strange sound coming from the ground. What would you do in the end if you couldn’t find your dog?
This group of people decided to start digging. They tore up all the concrete and dirt until they reached the pipe underground.
When they got to the pipe, they had to cut a hole to find out what was making the noise.
When the worker got inside, he found something he had never thought was possible.
Deep inside the underground pipe, a tiny Jack Russell Terrier was stuck and scared. Even more amazing is the fact that the dog was stuck in the pipe for more than 4 days.
What an amazing and brave story about getting this dog out of a pipe. I didn’t think they’d find a living animal in there, but I’m so happy this animal rescue turned out well.
It’s been shown over and over again that dogs are a man’s best friend.
If I heard a dog in this area, I would do everything possible to remove it. I am certain that the owner will never again allow her puppy to escape her sight.
They must determine how he entered and seal off the entrance to prevent this from happening again.
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