A fireman from the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas helps save a dog trapped in a creek in Mandaue City. | BFP Mandaue
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A dog that was trapped on a creek along FB Cabahug St., in Brgy. Ibabao-Estancia, in Mandaue City was successfully rescued by personnel of the Bureau of Fire and Protection in Mandaue (BFP-Mandaue).
The rescue team provided immediate care to the dog by giving it food, water, and shower.
Photo shows the firefighters bathe a dog after it was rescued | BFP-7
Fire Officer 2 (FO2) Riel Denura, team’s leader, said that the trapped dog was reported by a concerned citizen at 9:15 a.m on May 15.
Denura said that according to the residents there, the dog was trapped for three days and it was howling.
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He said that the dog was having a hard time climbing because the riprap along the creek was a bit high, about 2 meters in height.
The team leader said they used utility ropes to retrieve the dog.
The dog is currently at the BFP-Mandaue Office in Barangay Centro.
Denura said they already called the city’s impounding office.
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Denura said that they had been rescuing dogs and cats and other animals whenever they received reports from concerned citizens.
“Automatic gyud mi mo-dispatch og unit. Part man ni sa amo non-fire calls,” said Denura.
(It is automatic on our part to dispatch a unit (to rescue animals). That is part of our non-fire calls.)