Thanks as kids rescue pet pooch
A RELIEVED Neath family have been reunited with their treasured pet pooch thanks to the kindness of a group of youngsters who saw him being thrown from a van.
It was a desperate search when David Hopkins's family realised that their 12-year-old Labrador Cai had disappeared.
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David Hopkins is reunited with the family dog Cai
"It was at 2pm when my wife Lesley noticed that Cai had gone," said Mr Hopkins, who works at Port Talbot steelworks.
"They went to look for him and the kids put it on Facebook.
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"They got a message to me as I was in work, but I did not get it until later."
Mr Hopkins, from Eagle Bush Valley in Neath, said it was not until 4pm that they received a call from a dog warden about Cai.
It was good news that he had been found, but he had been injured.
"The dog warden rang them to say they had found him and they went to pick him up," he said.
"They had been really upset about it. It was hard not knowing.
"They were really relieved when he was found. Apparently some youngsters who were behind Jersey Park in Briton Ferry saw Cai being chucked out of a van.
"They went over to him and they looked after him. One of them went to get their mum and they then called the pound.
"I would just like to thank them for looking after him.
"They were with him for quite a while."
Mr Hopkins said it was not until 6.30pm that he returned home, and Cai was still in pain.
"The dog warden put him in my wife's car, but they couldn't get him out into the house," he said.
"So my daughter Leah, who is 12, stayed in the car with him until I got home. She was really upset about it all, but was really pleased to see him.
"He had hurt his joints and ribs. When I got home I was able to carry him into the house.
"He was a bit traumatised but he has come around now."
The dad-of-two said they believed Cai got out of the side gate and had been out for a while.
He said they were very thankful they had micro-chipped him, meaning his safe return.
"It is a warning for other people not to let their dogs wander about and to get them chipped," he said.
"I am just glad he is okay and we have got him back home."
2 Comments
by 3630stephen
Monday, March 04 2013, 7:22PM
“i do love kids honesty, they are great story tellers my dad spotted the dog whilst walking mine when he returned and told me i phoned the rspca who gave me the number to contact crynant dog homes and they then gave me the number to call the dog warden but even then they would not come out so i had to go up the park arrange for my mates daughter to watch the dog because he was to weak to be taken home then go back to the house to ring the warden back with an arranged collection point before they would come out no wonder people turn the other cheek when the council make it so difficult just to make sure an old dog gets a warm bed for the night but it was worth it just to read this story.”
by tujags
Monday, March 04 2013, 6:13PM
“Beware sadistic dognappers keep a close eye on your dog when let out into your garden there have been some horrible stories in the press recently.”