A team of rescuers in western India tracked a dog for nearly 27 days and finally freed it from a plastic bottle that was stuck on its head.

Officials at a government-owned dump in Pune spotted a stray dog running around with its head trapped in a large plastic bottle on February 17.

They called rescuer Saidas Kusal who went to the spot with his team.

At first, they were unable to find the stricken animal. Later, when they did get close, it ran away.

On March 16, the officials called rescuers back to the dump.

This time one of the team members managed to catch the animal, which had lost considerable weight but still had enough energy to resist them.

They removed the plastic bottle from the dog's head and took it to a vet to be fed and kept under observation.

“It’s a miracle how the dog survived for so long. It was perhaps able to drink water through a crack in the bottle. But we don’t know if it managed to eat anything when it was trapped,” said Saidas.

A team rescuers tracked a dog for nearly 27 days and finally freed it from a plastic bottle which was stuck around its head. The dog, not used to humans, proved to be very elusive. But the determined rescuers kept a constant check and finally saved it.

Officials at a government-owned dumpyard in Pune in western India spotted a stray dog running around with its head trapped in a large plastic bottle on February 17. They called rescuer Saidas Kusal who went to the spot with his team. They were first unable to trace the dog and when they did the animal ran away quickly eluding their grip as many as three times.


The rescuers tried to catch the dog a few more times on the following days but each time the dog managed to outsmart them. The rescuers kept in touch with the dumpyard officials almost daily asking if they had sighted the dog again.

On March 16, the officials called rescuers back to the yard. This time one of the team members managed to catch the animal, which had lost considerable weight, but still had enough energy to resist them.

The dog was taken to a vet clinic, fed and kept under observation. It was found to be fit and was left back in the dumpyard.

Saidas said: “It’s a miracle how the dog survived for so long. It was perhaps able to drink water through a crack in the bottle. But we don’t know if it managed to eat anything when it was trapped.”