Four dogs had to be shot after being trapped in a pit of tar near Taltal – National

During this Tuesday medical staff had to kill four dogs after being trapped in a pit of tar around Taltal.

Glove, Rat, Boby and Loco were the four dogs that lived in a row located on Route 5 North at the entrance to Taltal.

The owner did not see them coming back Sunday night. his search when he got up. Monday afternoon, he found them trapped in a pit tar

Staff members of the riflemen patrolled in this place. So they decided to help the dogs. "A young man ran to us, we stopped and he explained what was happening, so we immediately went to help," said Senior Master Eduardo Bravo, accompanied by two other uniformed policemen.

After noticing the situation. Riflemen asked for shovels at a nearby inn, but it was impossible to use them because the tar had been solidified.

"We have not doubted it twice and we started dogs with their hands," said clbad master Bravo.

After almost two hours of relief work, they managed to get the four dogs out of the well. There, they tried to remove the substance and were then evaluated by the municipal veterinarian, who concluded that his situation was critical. After that, they were transferred to Taltal, where on Tuesday they had to be slaughtered because of their serious injuries after being trapped for nearly 12 hours.

The bituminous pit would be illegal dumping, so the situation was communicated to the environmental department of the municipality of Taltal.