Australian Man Moves 99,000 Pounds Of Rocks To Rescue His Jack Russell Terrier
A dog lover has moved heaven and earth to free a beloved family pooch trapped under 45 metric tonnes (99,207 pounds) of rock for a week, according to a report by the Herald Sun Australian newspaper.
Jessie, a four-year-old Jack Russell, became wedged under two huge boulders while chasing a feral cat at Mt Beckworth, near Ballarat.
Owner Steve Porter, who spent more than $2000 on the rescue, had been rabbit hunting. It took a hydraulic ram capable of moving 95 tonnes and 100 hours of digging to free an increasingly distressed Jessie about 9pm on Friday.
The dog, who survived on liver fed to her 3.5m underground by a piece of fencing wire, could move only her head and front paw.
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