Watch: Coast Guard rescues canine trapped in delivery container
Coast Guard officers inspecting delivery containers discover a canine that had been trapped for at the least per week. The canine is now up for adoption.
Imagine being trapped for over per week with no meals or water.
One courageous canine in Houston, Texas survived this expertise after being trapped in a delivery container with a vacation spot headed abroad.
Connie the container canine, a nickname the U.S. Coast Guard gave her, had been trapped contained in the container for at the least eight days when she was found on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in response to The Associated Press.
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The Coast Guard officers anticipated one other common day of labor whereas inspecting hundreds of delivery containers on the Port of Houston. However, Officer Ryan McMahon and his staff thought they heard barking coming from inside one of many containers.
“Oh, it’s scratching, dude,” one of many inspectors mentioned in video they recorded Wednesday morning because the staff appeared up on the container, stacked about 25 toes within the air.
A crane was used to convey it to the bottom and out popped a courageous, pleasant and candy canine.
“As soon as we opened it, we could see the little dog’s face poking out. She was right there, like she knew we were going to be there to open it for her. And she just, she wasn’t scared or anything. She just seemed happy more than anything, to be out of that dark space and in the arms of people that were going to take care of her,” McMahon, a petty officer 2nd class, advised the AP on Friday.
How did Connie get into the container?
Coast Guard officers can not verify the precise location of the container previous to its arrival in Houston. However, many junked automobiles have been discovered alongside the containers being shipped abroad to be bought for elements.
“So based mostly on that, they assume that the canine almost certainly was in a junkyard, in a automobile,” Guard spokeswoman Chief Petty Officer Corinne Zilnicki advised the AP. “And that’s how she unintentionally bought put within the container.”
What’s the following cease on Connie’s journey?
After the Coast Guard members cleaned Connie and gave her meals and water they introduced her to a neighborhood animal shelter in Pasadena, Forever Changed Animal Rescue, for additional care, the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland reported.
For anybody desirous about adopting Connie, please go to pasadenashelter.com and fill out an utility utilizing Animal ID 168752.
Contributing: The Associated Press
