Puppy tied to railroad tracks saved in nick of time: Man seen tying dog detained, A puppy that was tied to the train tracks is alive today thanks to the quick thinking of the train's engineer. The 10-month-old poodle terrier mix was tied to the tracks by his 78-year-old owner near Mecca, California, according to “Fox and Friends” live on Tuesday, April 10, 2013.
The engineer saw the man walking away from the tracks after tying up the dog and applied the train's emergency brake. Sal Pina, a Union Pacific special agent came to the scene to untie the dog and he also detained the man who left the dog on the tracks to die, according to Yahoo News today.
The elderly man told Pina, who said this was one the worst thing he'd seen, that his family didn't want the dog so he didn't know what to do. Pina didn't pursue animal cruelty charges on the man because he didn't seem to fully understand what he had done and he seemed a bit senile. He was released to his family.
The dog is in good shape, he was taken to a local vet who examined the puppy and gave him a much needed bath. The vet technician took the dog home to give him a little extra care after the ordeal he'd been through. The dog, now named banjo, after the old train signals, is up for adoption. Anyone interested in Banjo can email the shelter. That would be the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, Calif.
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The engineer saw the man walking away from the tracks after tying up the dog and applied the train's emergency brake. Sal Pina, a Union Pacific special agent came to the scene to untie the dog and he also detained the man who left the dog on the tracks to die, according to Yahoo News today.
The elderly man told Pina, who said this was one the worst thing he'd seen, that his family didn't want the dog so he didn't know what to do. Pina didn't pursue animal cruelty charges on the man because he didn't seem to fully understand what he had done and he seemed a bit senile. He was released to his family.
The dog is in good shape, he was taken to a local vet who examined the puppy and gave him a much needed bath. The vet technician took the dog home to give him a little extra care after the ordeal he'd been through. The dog, now named banjo, after the old train signals, is up for adoption. Anyone interested in Banjo can email the shelter. That would be the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, Calif.
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