A Pine Street Inn resident discovered a 10-week-old puppy, Sparkle, wandering alongside a busy Dorchester roadway. (Photo courtesy of Animal Rescue League of Boston)
A ten-week-old black Chihuahua was rescued whereas precariously wandering alongside the on-ramp to the expressway in Dorchester, the Animal Rescue League mentioned Sunday.
“The Good Samaritan who rescued her had seen the dog in the area for several days, however, when the small dog wandered towards the busy roadway, her rescuer sprung into action to save the dog,” ARL mentioned in a launch.
Weighing simply three kilos with a wholly black coat, the puppy Sparkle was “incredibly lucky” she wasn’t hit by a automotive whereas wandering within the Neponset Circle space, ARL mentioned.
The rescuer, a resident on the Pine Street Inn shelter, picked up Sparkle and introduced her again to the inn, ARL mentioned. The Pine Street employees then took the tiny puppy over to ARL’s Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center.
At the middle, ARL mentioned, Sparkle was frightened and “presented with an abnormal gait,” however employees discovered she was in good well being. The puppy was lately spayed.
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