This is the heartwarming moment a pair of dogs were rescued after they had been living under the Los Angeles sewer for several months.
Pepsi and Cola, two poodles, were rescued by animal rescuers Eldad Hagar and Vanessa Enriquez who brought them to safety.
This is the moment a pair of dogs were rescued after they had been living under the Los Angeles sewer
The rescuers attempted to bribe the dogs with food to show them that they did not want to harm them
Footage shows the moment that rescuers tried to get close to the dogs but the male shielded his sister because he did not know what the rescuers intentions were
The rescuers attempted to bribe the dogs with food to show them that they did not want to harm them. But it still took some time to win their trust.
‘After surviving on their own for so long, the two pooches had grown wary of people,’ Hagar’s organization Hope for Paws told HuffPost.
Outside they blocked one end of the tunnel so that the dogs could not escape midway through the rescue
It took quite some time for the rescuers to earn the trust of one of the dogs who did not want to go with them
Eventually they used a series of techniques to make the dogs feel calm and were able to bring them out
Hagar and Enriquez eventually earned Pepsi and Cola’s trust and took the dogs to a veterinarian.
Hagar and Enriquez took the dogs to a veterinarian and shaved their fur and gave them a well-deserved bath