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Puppy Left Tied To a Fire Hydrant Was So Dejected That She Couldn’t Even Raise Her Head

Upon learning of a small dog that had been tethered to a fire hydrant in a Southern California neighborhood, Suzette Hall was sorrowful but, regrettably, not caught off guard. As the creator of Logan’s Legacy canine rescue organization, Hall had recently rescued several dogs from that same area, and this little pup was yet another forsaken by its family.

The individual who contacted authorities reported that the canine’s former guardians had left a bowl of water and a container of food, but the animal had not consumed either. Instead, the pup remained in a compact, curled position, scarcely uncoiling.

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Although Hall desired to personally rescue the dog, she was unable to arrive on the scene quickly enough. Therefore, she contacted an individual in the vicinity for urgent assistance.

“I called this woman I know who lives right by there and asked her to please go get the pup,” Hall told The Dodo.

The neighbor promptly abandoned her current activity and journeyed to the intersection, where she indeed encountered an 8-month-old puppy, subsequently dubbed Cici, restrained to the fire hydrant.

“She was just twisting and twisting around that hydrant with her leash,” Hall said. “The poor dog was all tied up.”

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As the woman knelt to free Cici from her entanglement, the pup growled apprehensively, unsure of the situation. However, with Hall’s remote guidance, the woman earned the dog’s confidence and was able to successfully disentangle her from the post.

Using a gentle blanket, the woman scooped up Cici and held her tenderly for a brief moment before situating her in the vehicle. While en route to the veterinarian, the dog’s health began to deteriorate.

“She got so sick in the car,” Hall said. “We think it was from fear and lack of food and water since she was too scared to eat the food they’d left.”

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Fortuitously, Cici arrived at Camino Pet Hospital precisely when necessary. Following the administration of fluids and an abundance of much-needed affection, Cici began to feel significantly improved.

“They monitored her, then, all of a sudden, she was fine,” Hall said. “She finally started perking up.”

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While at the hospital, Cici formed many new acquaintances, but one, in particular, caused her tail to wag fervently: Hedy Herold, the office manager at Camino Pet Hospital.

“Whenever Hedy walks by her, Cici starts wiggling her tail,” Hall said. “She gets so excited because she knows it’s Hedy.”

Throughout her stay at Camino Pet Hospital, Cici has spent almost every day snuggled in Hedy’s embrace, anticipating the attainment of a clean bill of health before embarking on her next phase.

Fortunately, the puppy has recently been authorized for temporary care and is preparing to depart the clinic to rendezvous with her new foster family. Although Cici is thrilled to have a place to call home for the time being, she is still in quest of permanent, unconditional love.

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Hall is eagerly anticipating finding the ideal adoptive family for Cici in the near future. It’s difficult to fathom what Cici endured before her rescue, but Hall can sense that the tiny yet tough pup has recuperated exceptionally well.

“She’s just so happy,” Hall said. “She’s as sweet as can be.”

ANIMALS

Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.

More info: Youtube

ANIMALS

These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects

Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.

For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.

With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.

1. Zebra longwing

This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.