"Garbage man rescues dog from rubbish"

Submitted by Minuteman on Wed, 2013-02-20 12:41

Link here. Excerpt:

'A starving puppy whimpering in pain after its owner tossed it away in the rubbish has been given a second chance at life after being rescued by a US garbage man.

Indiana man Michael Upchurch found the six-week-old dog, which has since been named Garby, as he collected rubbish last Wednesday morning.

"Once I took it up here and I dumped it in the truck it was just a terrible sound," Mr Upchurch told CBS.
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Garby has since recovered and is now living with Mr Upchurch and his wife.

The woman accused of dumping Garby as well as two other puppies on the same day said she thought the animals had died of Parvo — a contagious virus that affects dogs.

A medical examination found the dog was not suffering from the virus, but was starving.

Police are investigating the case and the owner could face charges of neglect and animal cruelty.'

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Suppose if garbage collection were a "female-dominated" line of work, they'd be called "garbage women"? Doubt it.

Given who abandoned this puppy in a garbage can and then lied about why she did it, I rather think the word "garbage" more aptly belongs in front of a proper name which for some reason isn't mentioned in the article.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2013-02-20 19:51