Awwwwwwwwww rescue dog in Joplin rescues

[malaise]

a dog. How beautiful!

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=8156506

In an amazing story of hope, rescuers in Joplin, Mo., were looking for survivors who may be trapped in the rubble after a devastating tornado when a dog smelled another dog.

Cameras captured the rescue dog, named Javier, smelling what could be a person trapped under the rubble. Rescuers then heard moaning and frantically start pulling up the rubble.

The victim trapped underneath the debris wasn't a person - it was another dog.

[xchrom]

1. Good boy, Javier! Nt

[malaise]

8. I love this story

They usually rescue us. :D

[hlthe2b]

2. WONDERFUL! These rescue dogs are the best...

I so wish I could be there to hug rescuer and rescuee! :loveya:

[malaise]

3. Ditto

but we'll have to settle for those five kittens that one of the stray cats deposited on the patio :D

[KittyWampus]

14. Wait... kittens?

[loudsue]

4. Damn! That dog has been in there a while! Bravo for Javier!!

What a wonderful story!

[Glimmer of Hope]

5. He looks really good considering!

[malaise]

7. He sure looked healthy

Must have had a good Sunday dinner before the tornado.
Must have been overweight before the ordeal - certainly looks remarkably healthy.

[OneGrassRoot]

6. Thank you for this! Sharing. :) n/t

[tabasco]

9. Uh oh,

look out for certain posters, who will crap all over this thread because somebody saved a dog instead of a person.

[malaise]

12. Hehehehehe

Bring em on! :D

[calimary]

10. Posted it on my Facebook page. LOVE these stories!

Our four-legged friends are heroes too! Even those who only provide companionship. (Cats too!)

[xchrom]

11. Kick

[Raffi Ella]

13. awwwwwwwwww is right.

Thanks for posting~ :)

[AtomicKitten]

15. Good boy!

[11 Bravo]

16. Javier??? Sounds like an illegal immigrant to me! Good thing the tornado didn't hit Tucson!

[malaise]

19. DUzy

They'd deport the dog. :D

[lunatica]

17. Stories like this keep people going

After so much destruction.

[xchrom]

18. Kick

[meow2u3]

20. I don't care if the rescued is on two legs or four

Four-legged lives are precious, too. To the trolls who claim it was "just a dog", I have this to say to you: what if it were your dog missing and trapped in the rubble?

I'm looking forward to the happy sequel: the rescued dog being reunited with his or her humans.

on edit: corrected spelling

[EV_Ares]

24. Absolutely.

[Faygo Kid]

21. K&R

Easy decision.

[Chorophyll]

22. Aw. Javier looks like my black lab-mix pup, Addie.

Good boy, Javier. Lots of treats for you!

[meow mix]

23. its just food... eat him

[baldguy]

25. Javier deserves a steak.

And so do all the other rescue dogs.

[ZombieHorde]

26. Dogs are awesome. nt

[veganlush]

27. I don't need to tell you that's

..awesome, but someone does need to tell some of you that meanwhile, back at the factory farm, pigs, to name one type of animal, though they're capable of feeling many of the same feelings we see in our dogs and cats, are suffering daily, trapped in tiny cages, denied all of their natural urges, institutionally tortured just so some people can have a diet known to science to be inferior to a plant-based diet. Boycott cruelty. Go vegan.

[malaise]

28. True but hold that thought and let's celebrate this moment

Thanks

[BrklynLiberal]

29. A rescue is a rescue. Congrats to all...