Train makes emergency stop to avoid puppy tied to tracks
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It takes all kinds of people to do all kinds of things, and the case of the puppy tied to the railroad tracks like some twisted Snidely Whiplash parody is one of those things.
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A Union Pacific train engineer saw a man walking away from something he apparently left on the Mecca-area tracks about 5 p.m. on April 2, said Riverside County Animal Services in a statement Tuesday. That something turned out to be a live, 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix, reported the Los Angeles Times.
The alert engineer applied the train’s emergency brakes to stop and avoided hitting the puppy, officials said. A Union Pacific agent arrived, arrested the man and freed the dog.
“It’s probably one of the worst things I’ve ever seen,” Agent Sal Pina said in a statement. “I’ve never seen something like this.”
The man told Pina his family didn’t want the dog and he didn’t know what to do, officials said. He was released to his family and the agent said he couldn’t pursue animal cruelty charges “because the man appeared to be confused or senile and didn’t fully understand what he had done.” The puppy has been nicknamed “Banjo,” for old railroad signals.
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Can I take the puppy in? He’d have to adapt to house full of crazy cats but boy! would he be loved!!!
The engineer deserves a medal of some kind – at least!!
Now the wifey is retired a dog is on the horizon.
I reckon a Heinz 57 mutt from a rescue agency will do the trick.
Oooooh, if this dog is still there this Friday, I am going to adopt him myself. We are headed to Coachella for the music festival. Dementia is the thing I have a terrible fear of. I would rather just go in the desert and put a gun to my head before I lost my mind.
FWIW, the best dog I have ever had was supposed to be a Cairn terrier mix. Until his first haircut, I was buying the. After that, I knew he was simply “poodle and dog.” It is possible though, that one of his parents may have once heard the words, “Cairn terrier”. 😉
Let us know if you are successful.
I have been a cat person till very recently, hubby is the dog person way more than me. We got Lizzie the mangy and just abandoned old dog and brought her here to live with us. Her time with us sadly was less than a couple years, but she won this cat person’s heart over. Our little one a min pin, now she is a handful especially when she gets our cats involved in her treachery. I did call the shelter and they have had people from all over calling to adopt this little guy, so he very well may have a new home before we even hit the freeway tomorrow.
Cats? Maximus Spittimus, The Stealth Bomber, The Bumbles, Marie Bug, Purrrdy, Gracie May The Fruitbat, Billy The Bastard are here now.
DJ, Hissing Sid, Scampi, Tiddler, Princess Puffball, Mouse, Tilly, Cuddles, Cuddles Junior, Max, Samantha, Duchess, Duke, Treasure, Monty, Benson, Tara and so many many more have passed through our lives and we are richer for them.
We’ll still get a dog though but aren’t cats so COOL????
Hey Jess…like James mentioned please let us know if you’re successful. Have fun.
I thought my day was bad until I read this!
If I ever get that bad, I hope someone either makes it clear to me so I can end it myself or just shoots me and claims it was a requested euthanasia.
Here as well James. Dementia ranks among my top 10 fears.
Good on the puppy! The old man who did it, however, needs to be put someplace where he won’t cause harm to any more animals.