Monday afternoon, December 11, Fire-Rescue responded to Sunrise Road in the Town of Smoaks to assist Colleton County Animal Services Officers (Paul Martin, Diane Cook, and Owen Bridge) who located several puppies inside a culvert pipe. The puppies were 30 to 40 feet inside a pipe which ran under a driveway at a manufacturing facility. Residents had been feeding the mother for several weeks and a new resident saw the dog go into the narrow pipe. Upon investigation she discovered the puppies. Thanks to a local resident, Jimmy Hall, Responders were provided several pieces of PVC pipe, a bucket lid, and several rolls of duct tape. Mr. Hall made multiple trips to his home to ferry supplies to the scene. The bucket lid was the perfect size and was just small enough to clear the pipe which was partially filled with years of dirt. The tool worked well enough to coax the puppies to move within 15-20 feet of Responders. Firefighter-Paramedics then fabricated a long soft ended hook and were able to bring the puppies out one by one. After five hours of patience and tedious work, five puppies were rescued from the pipe. Animal Services also secured the mother of the pups. All six were transported to the animal shelter and will hopefully be adopted out to loving families in the near future. The combined effort of concerned citizens and Responders paid off.
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