Mother Dog Giving Birth to 3 Puppies Amid Earthquake Debris... All Rescued Within a Month

Three Newborns Also Survive Trapped in Building Debris in Turkey
All Three Alive

Four pet dogs trapped in building debris were dramatically rescued about a month after an earthquake struck T?rkiye. Three of them were newborn puppies, born to the mother dog who was trapped and waiting for rescue in the rubble.

Three puppies born to the Doberman 'Silla'.
[Photo by Reuters]

According to major foreign news outlets on the 9th (local time), a 2-year-old Doberman named 'Silla' and her three puppies were rescued from a basement buried under building debris in Hatay, southern T?rkiye, by the local animal protection organization 'Meyako.'

Earlier, Silla's owner, Kadir Kiyeplig, had requested the local rescue team to save his pet dog, but no one was able to enter the rubble.

Upon hearing this story, the animal protection group Meyako came directly to Hatay and, after hours of struggle, reached the basement where Silla was trapped. Not only had Silla survived for a month, but she had also given birth to three puppies during that time.

At that time, Meyako reportedly drilled a hole in the door and entered the basement to rescue them. The interior was largely undamaged, and Silla wagged her tail to greet the Meyako members.

Rescued female sea otter
Photo by Reuters

Silla's owner, Kadir Kiyeplig, said, "(Silla) came out after a whole month," adding, "It seems that Silla survived and gave birth thanks to a large bag of dog food left in the basement."

Afterward, Silla and her puppies were moved to an animal hospital in the nearby city of Adana for treatment. The members who rescued them reported, "The mother looked thin but walked well without showing signs of illness."

Meanwhile, on the 6th of last month, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in Gaziantep, southeastern T?rkiye, and so far, a total of 52,000 people have lost their lives in T?rkiye and Syria.

After the earthquake, rescue teams from around the world were dispatched to T?rkiye to assist in searching for missing persons. There were several dramatic rescues that exceeded the 'golden time.' Four Korean 119 rescue dogs?Toback, Tori, Tina, and Haetae?found three survivors and 12 deceased at the disaster site in T?rkiye. The Turkish government ended search operations on the 19th.

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