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Horsey 1 Humanity 1

  • 17-07-2012 6:58am
    #1
    Vanderbilt
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭


    Horse rescued as word spreads on social media
    SOCIAL MEDIA came in handy when dozens of people answered a distress call to save a terrified horse from drowning in a muddy river.

    The horse was found stuck up to its chest in muck in the river Swilly in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.

    A passing taxi driver noticed the frightened animal and immediately called Donegal Pet Rescue.

    The group contacted gardaí but the officers were called to another incident.

    Donegal Pet Rescue decided to issue a call on social media for help to save the horse.

    They were swamped with offers of assistance and ideas to free the horse.

    A rope was tied around the animal and straps were fitted in an attempt to pull the horse to safety.

    However, as the horse struggled it sank into the mud and at one stage only its head and back could be seen. Volunteers then used spades and other tools to dig around the animal.

    During the rescue effort, volunteers became stuck and also had to be released.

    What followed was a four-hour haul involving relays of people to drag the horse from the muddy mire inch by inch.

    Ryan McCauley of Donegal Pet Rescue said it was amazing to watch the spirit of people coming together in an attempt to rescue the animal.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0717/1224320253430.html


    Has almost become natural to feel the country has become overrun with a self conceited, headline grabbing yobo culture.

    This story has the opposite effect. Heart warming stuff. Thank you ALL.


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  • #2
    Chinasea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭Chinasea


    Vanderbilt wrote: »
    Horse rescued as word spreads on social media




    Has almost become natural to feel the country has become overrun with a self conceited, headline grabbing yobo culture.

    This story has the opposite effect.

    Agree, but the yobo culture caused the problem in the first place with their total disregard for the animals that are supposedly in their charge.


  • #3
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    surely it should be humanity 1 horse that got stuck in a river 0

    still a nice story though


  • #4
    Jimoslimos
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    I'm a little concerned that a 'Pet Rescue' charity would have been unable to rescue the animal by themselves. Calling the fire-brigade when a moggy gets stuck up a tree might be the extent of their 'rescue operation'.


  • #5
    Canis Lupus
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    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned that a 'Pet Rescue' charity would have been unable to rescue the animal by themselves. Calling the fire-brigade when a moggy gets stuck up a tree might be the extent of their 'rescue operation'.

    I imagine a pet rescue centre is for taking in stray, injured, unwanted and abused animals not digging a horse out of mud in a river. When you saw 'pet rescue' were you expecting them to scramble a helicopter?


  • #6
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned that a 'Pet Rescue' charity would have been unable to rescue the animal by themselves. Calling the fire-brigade when a moggy gets stuck up a tree might be the extent of their 'rescue operation'.

    Its more of a rescue centre for lost/unwanted pets.

    They rehome animals and things like that. There wouldn't be a wile need for an all out rescue service really around here.

    This is the first time i've heard of anything like this happen here


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  • #7
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    I imagine a pet rescue centre is for taking in stray, injured, unwanted and abused animals not digging a horse out of mud in a river. When you saw 'pet rescue' were you expecting them to scramble a helicopter?
    danniemcq wrote: »
    Its more of a rescue centre for lost/unwanted pets.

    They rehome animals and things like that. There wouldn't be a wile need for an all out rescue service really around here.

    This is the first time i've heard of anything like this happen here
    Yeah, 'Pet Shelter' might have been a more appropriate name. Any reason why the fire-brigade wouldn't have been called - or would that be due to nobody willing to pay a callout fee?


  • #8
    up for anything
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    Chinasea wrote: »
    Agree, but the yobo culture caused the problem in the first place with their total disregard for the animals that are supposedly in their charge.

    It doesn't say who owned the animal in the linked article. You seem to know. Are you at liberty to say?


  • #9
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,488 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Artax! Artax! Artax! Nooooooo!


  • #10
    policarp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,664 ✭✭✭policarp


    Does anybody here remember Paddy Crosbie's story about a horse that fell into a hole?


  • #11
    mikemac1
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    Why did nobody call the fire brigade?

    They wouldn't mind, it's something different and good training since they had to pull out people too


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  • #12
    tmc86
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    He was only horsing around!


  • #13
    humbert
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    It rains so much in Donegal I'd doubt they have much need of a fire brigade.


  • #14
    Chinasea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭Chinasea


    up for anything wrote: »
    It doesn't say who owned the animal in the linked article. You seem to know. Are you at liberty to say?

    No, I have no idea whatsoever.

    But I have unfortunately been privy to see how many of these poor helpless animals are simply disposed of by 'yobos'.


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