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douglas9

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 03:18 PM Sep 2017

Rescue Dogs At Work After Mexico's Earthquakes


After being struck by three major earthquakes in the past month, rescue workers and volunteers across Mexico have been working around the clock, with the help of local and international teams of sniffer dogs and their handlers. These search and rescue dogs have spent weeks now clambering over collapsed buildings, helping their human counterparts locate survivors trapped inside. In turn, local volunteers have been doing everything they can to care for these working animals, as well as their handlers.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/rescue-dogs-at-work-after-mexicos-earthquakes/540933/
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Rescue Dogs At Work After Mexico's Earthquakes (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 2017 OP
Are there any American rescue groups there? We are their neighbors. sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #1
Woof shenmue Sep 2017 #2
I hope they keep their feet covered! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #3
I wish all of them had protective booties like Frida's. Concrete & metal can shred paws. catbyte Sep 2017 #4
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