Joplin firefighters pull two dogs out of a well under a house
Joplin firefighters crawled under a house and freed two dogs trapped in a 6-foot well. Both dogs are recovering at the Joplin Humane Society.
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Joplin firefighters crawled beneath a house to reach two dogs trapped in a well about 6 feet deep, KOAM reported. They brought both dogs out. The dogs are recovering at the Joplin Humane Society.
The rescue is two animals and one tight space under one home. Both are out and in care. The report does not name the dogs or say when they will be ready to leave the shelter.
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In Joplin, Missouri, two dogs were stuck in a well under a house. The well was about 6 feet deep, and the space under the house was tight. Firefighters crawled in and brought both dogs out. The dogs are now at the Joplin Humane Society, where they are recovering. A well under a floor is not a place a dog can climb out of alone. The firefighters' job was to reach them and lift them out. Two dogs went in. Two dogs came out and are being looked after. The story is this one rescue, not every lost dog in the city.
- Why is a deep hole under a house hard for a dog to escape?
- What should someone do if a pet is trapped, before trying to climb in?
- What does a rescued animal need in the first day at a shelter?
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