Puppies Huddle In A Cave That’s About To Collapse – Rescuer Makes A Desperate 18-Foot Dive

Animal rescuers put themselves into dangerous situations every day.

Though they’re certainly pet lovers, they have to be wary of frightened strays, many of which haven’t felt a loving human touch in a very long time.

So, when the Hope for Paws rescue team got a call about some abandoned puppies living in a cave, they prepared for a risky rescue situation. But they had no idea just how risky it was going to be!

When they arrived on the scene, most of the pups were at the entrance of the cave, and the rescuers tried to lure them out with some cheeseburger pieces.

This was starting to work but then suddenly, the frightened puppies got spooked by something, and they retreated back into the cave … way, way back into the cave!

In fact, they were so far in that the despairing rescuers didn’t think they could reach the cowering pooches. There was only one thing left to do:

Get a long pole with a harness at the end, and hope one of the rescuers could crawl in far enough to hook one of the little tykes! They’d have to repeat the process again and again, too, until each pup was saved.

It was such a difficult process, and very dangerous because the cave – buried a good 18 feet into the earth – was in danger of collapse!

But these wonderful animal lovers weren’t about to be deterred. They knew these puppies could make for amazing pets one day … if they could just get them free.

So, they went to work, extracting each terrified puppy as quickly and as humanely as possible. Because the pups were so scared, they cried like crazy at first, but they quieted down after some petting.

All told, the team got 9 petrified puppies out of the deep cave! The last one, the little runt, actually came without a fuss; it was as if he knew his brothers and sisters had already been rescued!

It had been a long day but as any animal rescuer knows, the rescue is only the first step.

Afterward, they had to find a foster mommy dog for the pups (they did; her name is Olive) and then they started searching for permanent homes.

This might be the most epic rescue you’ll ever see … if you don’t have a few tears in your eyes by the end of this video, check your pulse! 😉