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"SAN FRANCISCO — A
lucky puppy named "Gem" was recovering at San Francisco Animal Care and
Control Sunday, two days after the injured dog was plucked from certain
death at a landfill from a trash sorting conveyor belt by recycling
center workers.
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"We could tell the puppy was still moving and it was trying to crawl
out of the bag itself," said Recology material handler Gregory Foster.
"Luckily we stopped the line in time before it actually fell off the
belt into the pit." The pit is the final stop before the landfill." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/KTVU Bay Area, 12/23/13, "Christmas
miracle saves injured puppy rescued at recycling facility." Article includes a 2:04 minute video.
"San Francisco animal control officials are trying to figure out how a
10-week-old apricot poodle puppy ended up on a recycling conveyor belt
at the city dump - severely injured but expected to survive. ...."Injured puppy found on conveyor belt at San Francisco dump." Officials believe the dog traveled to the San Francisco Recology
transfer station at 501 Tunnel Rd. in a collection truck, and was
unloaded along with mounds of trash. Gem then took a trip down a
conveyer belt carrying cans, bottles and other recyclables. She was
conscious when discovered by Recology staff. San Francisco Chronicle/Peter Harlaub, 12/23/13, "Injured puppy found on conveyor belt at San Francisco dump." Article includes a 2:05 minute video.
Related - article and several photographs from CBS San Francisco and Animal Care and Control San Francisco, Daily Mail, UK, 12/23/13.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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