Brave Woman Descends Sewer for Trapped Homeless Dog

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by Laura Simpson November 15, 20129:30 pm (I found this old story while reading something else)

Elena Trofimenko was on her way to work on a recent morning when she saw a dog wagging its tail and greeting people at the bus stop. In the Ukraine, this is an everyday sight as street dogs are everywhere you look. But this innocent scene was about to turn dangerous for the little dog who either fell, or perhaps was thrown, into an uncovered sewage well a full 10 feet deep.

When a distress call went out the FRIEND animal shelter later that day, witnesses reported that a dog was down at the bottom of a sewage drain and no one from any of the city departments would come to help. Some passersby would look, others would continue about their business, but no one was about to ‘lower’ themselves to save a street dog from a filthy hole.



One Brave Woman Descends The Man Hole

Turns out that Elena was the nearest volunteer on the scene that evening and she was surprised to recognize the same dog she had seen earlier that day now looking up at her from the bottom of the hole. Another volunteer named Yasmine arrived and offered a catch pole to help secure the frightened dog who was now injured and growling. Elena was apprehensive as she tried to sooth the dog and assure him that she would not hurt him, but she was equally concerned about the rat standing beside her foot because a bite by a sewer rat can bring significant health consequences.

With the catch pole now secured around the dog’s neck, the two volunteers were able to use it to guide the dog upward with Elena’s support. It was a cumbersome situation, but within 30 minutes, the dog was back at the surface.

FULL story at link.