Dog miraculously survives being thrown from bridge by person in plastic bin
A young dog miraculously survived uninjured after being thrown from a 15 ft bridge from a moving car while in a plastic bin.
Police from Orange County, Florida, say they received a call from an eyewitness who was walking their dog and saw someone walk over the bridge and throw the plastic container over the bridge.
The resident said they realized a dog had been abandoned and alerted the local police.
Orange County animal services said in a statement about the incident posted on social media that they thought there was a dog inside, as they could see it curled up inside from the top of the bridge.
The authorities at the scene last week spent 30 minutes climbing down the steep embankment, scrambling through brush, to reach the dog who landed near the bridge, ABC News reported.
Our officer and deputy had to risk injury in order to climb down the steep embankment, but they were able to pull sweet Daisy out safely. We are grateful for their courage and quick response.
The Facebook post said that a young female dog was found inside a small blue plastic tote that had been thrown away like garbage.
They posted pictures of the dog looking up from where she had landed and then being petted by the animal services officer who went down to tend to her.
The four-year old dog, named Daisy by local authorities, was rescued and taken for care by county employees.
The dog was adopted, according to animal services officials.
The authorities said they were unsure why the dog was dumped, given the proximity of nearby shelters.
The location where Daisy was dumped is a short drive from the shelter. There are literally hundreds of private rescues that would be willing to adopt a sweet and gentle dog for foster or adoption. The statement said someone chose not to commit this act of cruelty.
It went on to say that we will never understand why people do these cruel things to animals, but we feel fortunate that so many people see something and say something.