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St. Louis Engine Co.9 Credited for Rescuing Dog from Vacant Building
ST. LOUIS - Stray Rescue of St. Louis has credited city firefighters for rescuing a pregnant dog that was stuck in a dilapidated building for nearly a week.
The nonprofit group seeks out and rescues feral dogs in devastated urban neighborhoods and transforms them into adoptable pets. But it couldn't catch this one.
A light-colored, pregnant female mix had been trapped on the second floor of an abandoned, crumbling building in St. Louis for almost a week. Director Randy Grim said that on Friday, he flagged down Fire Engine Company No. 9 for help.
A video of the rescue shows the dog almost jumped from the second-floor window before firefighters coaxed her down. Grim said the dog would have died if the fire department hadn't rescued her.
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On the Net:
http://www.strayrescue.org/
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The nonprofit group seeks out and rescues feral dogs in devastated urban neighborhoods and transforms them into adoptable pets. But it couldn't catch this one.
A light-colored, pregnant female mix had been trapped on the second floor of an abandoned, crumbling building in St. Louis for almost a week. Director Randy Grim said that on Friday, he flagged down Fire Engine Company No. 9 for help.
A video of the rescue shows the dog almost jumped from the second-floor window before firefighters coaxed her down. Grim said the dog would have died if the fire department hadn't rescued her.
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On the Net:
http://www.strayrescue.org/
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Kirk D. Baughman on
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this is why you really enjoy being firefighters on days that you are having bad luck. it's not every day you get to rescue a dog or any kind of animals. i know sometime people think we are crazy doing what we do but if it was their animal they would want us to do the same thing. my question is are you guys going to keep the dog and name it??
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Permalink Reply by randy grim on
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I just want to say thanks- I tried to rescue her and fell through a stair and hit by a falling beam. Engine 9 is our heroes. We named the dog E9 and she is doing awesome! I have a whole new respect for Firemen.
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