A major rescue operation was carried out by volunteers of a well-known animal welfare organisation to save three dogs that had been abandoned near the Busaiteen coastline and forced to take refuge among the rocky shoreline to survive.
The operation was launched after concerned members of the public spotted the frightened animals trapped between the rocks and alerted the Bahrain Animal Rescue Centre (BARC).
According to BARC volunteer Rachel Jondle, the rescue took place over the weekend, with volunteers navigating the rugged shoreline to reach the dogs – a two-year-old mother and her two eight-month-old puppies – trapped deep among the rocks.
“We initially received conflicting reports about how many dogs were there, but when we arrived, we discovered there were three,” she said.
Ms Jondle explained that the rescue was particularly challenging as the dogs were extremely frightened and had burrowed under the ground, digging tunnels to hide.
“It took five volunteers several hours over two days to rescue them,” she said, adding that a couple of fishermen also stepped in to assist. “We eventually managed to pin them to one location and carefully manoeuvre our arms and legs through the rocks to grab and free them.”
Although the dogs were found alive, they were in poor condition, suffering from dehydration, abrasions, severe matting and malnutrition, suggesting they had been abandoned in the area for weeks.
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