Three dogs rescued on a busy road by Midrand SPCA
The SPCA general manager described this rescue as one of the most breathtaking rescues that they have had in a long time.
On January 19, the Midrand SPCA team received one of those calls that always get their hearts pounding.
Three dogs had been spotted in the afternoon traffic running on the side of a busy N1 Highway between Allandale and New Road.
The SPCA inspectors Jerry Seemise and Theo Mokgatle, general manager Pam Pretorius, and kennel assistants Sam Thobejane and Godfrey Tefu jumped into vehicles and made their way as quickly as possible to where the animals had been sighted.
These rescues are always very serious for the SPCA and time is of the essence. “It was a tense drive as the team made their way through traffic hoping that they will make it on time before tragedy struck,” Pretorius said.
The team arrived at their destination and it was all systems go as the rescue operation started. “It is always important that the team acts calm and patient in situations such as these in order to avoid the animals running off onto the road.”
First, they successfully caught the mommy dog but the two pups had made their way down a slope near the bridge and the team had to approach with absolute caution to avoid them all from falling down this sheer cliff.
With much patience, the pups then headed into a thorny bush area and the team followed.
The team decided to surround the dogs with two of the member’s team walking on a ledge to get to the other side, while two others approached them through the thorny bushes.
Finally, the team got to the two pups and all three dogs were transported back to the SPCA.
Pretorius said the adult female dog was extremely hungry and they suspect that they were dumped on the road.
“It truly saddens us that people still choose to dump animals as opposed to surrendering them to the SPCA. We never turn any animal away.”
Pretorius described this rescue as one of the most breathtaking rescues that they have had in a long time. Not because of the beautiful scenery of course but rather because it was so scary at times that it took their breath away.
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