Husky Rescued From Maltese Cliff

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Husky rescued from Maltese Cliff picture

Photo: Matthew Mirabelli, Times of Malta

When a farmer in Zurrieq, Malta heard the distant crying of a dog in distress this past weekend, he was quick to call the authorities for help.

The Times of Malta reports that the Civil Protections Department dispatched a team who soon found a young husky abandoned on the face of a nearby cliff with a 30-foot length of rope tied around his neck. It was clear that some ignominious person had attempted to do away with the poor puppy either via hanging or by leaving it to die from exposure to the elements. Fortunately, the dog was able to situate itself on a small ledge on the cliff's face where it remained for an estimated three days or more.

The team from the Civil Protections Department was able to save the imperiled pooch from a grisly fate, executing a 45-minute rescue operation during in which the rescuers rappelled two stories down the dangerous cliff face to the ledge below. The dog soon was on solid ground and safe, if bedraggled, dehydrated, and frightened.

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