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Caz (and the emergency services) to the Rescue - June 2007

An excerpt from an email sent to us regarding the rescue of Zola.
"We discovered our Jack Russell, Zola, had gone missing on Thursday 14th June 2007 when our Lurcher was barking by our back door. Somebody had opened our garden gate which can only be unlocked from the inside. We went searching as soon as we discovered Zola was gone but, after an extensive search, she couldn't be found. This was the first time this has happened and we didn't have a clue what to do next.

We contacted Carol Jones from South Wales Animal Rescue for help and advice. We phoned the police, put posters in shop windows, friends joined in the search and Carol gave us useful phone numbers for dog pounds to see if Zola had been picked up. After a couple of days had passed, daily visits to the dog pound, walking for miles each night searching, and no sightings, we started to panic that Zola would never be found.

Caz with Zola and the fire brigade team
On the seventh day that the dog had gone missing, and with our hope fading, my wife Ailsa was walking by the Skewen train station and heard a dog crying and yelping. It seemed trapped on the railway bank in the undergrowth. With a last glimmer of hope still left, Ailsa was adamant that she'd found Zola. While Ailsa was at the local newsagents phoning the RSPCA, our neighbour contacted Carol Jones who arrived straight away. Carol got through to the RSPCA and asked our neighbour to contact the fire brigade and then the hunt began.

The fire crew searched the undergrowth and pulled out Zola who'd been stuck in thick brambles by the side of the railway track. She was shivering, wet, scratched, cut on her pads underfoot, frightened by the loud noise, and very weak but she still had spirit left. Zola had lost a bit of weight but we were all very pleased that she came out of it alive.

Zola and the fire brigade team
This wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for the help and advice from everybody involved. We feel so lucky that we had Zola back. The one thing we are guilty of is that Zola wasn't chipped or neutered but she will be now. Although this doesn't guarantee you will have your pet back if it goes missing, it's the responsible thing to do. This has been a worrying experience and we understand what others go through. They are a special part of the family and we can't stress enough the importance of chipping and spaying as we now have the worry of whether Zola will have unwanted pups.

We want to thank Skewen Police as they were looking for Zola during their rounds. And a big thank you to Carol and Gareth from South Wales Animal Rescue for their help also."

 

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