Animal Control Officers rescued a 3-year-old yellow Labrador from a storm drain today. At 2:30pm, Animal Control Officers responded to the 6000 block of Lexington Street and discovered a dog trapped in the storm drain.

It appears that the manhole cover was missing when the dog fell in. ACO Will Rhodes and ACO Adrian Sanchez used a special roping technique to rope the dog, and hoist him to safety. Once he was rescued, and brought to Animal Care Services, a very special discovery was found.

Three weeks ago, Ty Felton came in to Animal Care Services and reported that his 3-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, Blazer, was missing. But his search did not end there. Mr. Felton became a regular at Animal Control and visited the shelter every single day the facility was open. He created lost/found flyers and searched the local shelters in vain, searching for his beloved Blazer.

After Blazer was admitted into the shelter, given fresh water and food, and looked over by the shelter Veterinarian; Mr. Felton was contacted to identify him. It is believed that Blazer may have been trapped in the storm drain for the entire three weeks and survived off of rain water and possibly vermin that live in the storm drains. Once Mr. Felton was contacted, staff saw him speed in to the parking lot and run to the door of the shelter. He was joyfully reunited with Blazer at 3:30pm. Not a dry eye was left in the office.

Animal Care Services is dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their families. Please remember to microchip and register your pet at 2626 Holly Rd.

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