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Pet lovers will know that as much as we love them, our pets’ love for us is unconditional and many times, we don’t deserve them.
Now, we’ve come across many brave pets in the past couple of years and now, another puppy has earned her hero medal when she saved her family from a fire!
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One morning at 5am, Anandaveli the puppy, pulled on the hair if its owner A. Vimala to wake her up, in their house at Eastern Garden in Teluk Intan, Perak.
When that didn’t work, the puppy nibbled on Vimala’s face and ear, and even tugged on the 53-year-old owner’s pyjamas.
Initially, Vimala thought that Anandaveli was just thirsty and trying to get her attention, however that was not the case.
“I told her to get water at the kitchen herself but when she continued to pull on my clothes, I got up to see the middle section of my house, which house the praying altar, was on fire,” the owner said.
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When met by Pasi Bedamar assemblyman Terence Naidu, the mother-of-three shared that her first instinct when she saw the fire, was to wake her family of five up.
“My youngest son Vimalan, 18, had to assist my husband N. Marimuthu, 58, from the fire as he has difficulty walking due to stroke,” she said.
She added that she was incredibly thankful that Anandaveli had saved her family’s lives.
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Vimala shared that Anandaveli the puppy had nearly died when it was born but she had nursed the pup back to health, even bottle-feeding her.
Now the pup has returned the favour and saved the lives of the family she loves.
Urging people to be kind to animals and to not mistreat them, the assemblyman shared that besides helping the family with financial aid and provisions, he would also help them look for alternative housing since their single-storey house was destroyed in the fire.
“Dogs are indeed man’s best friend”, he said. “Who knows, a dog may save your life one day.”
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Anandaveli is indeed a brave and heroic puppy! Major props to the pup for saving his family’s lives!
Do you know of any heroic pets? Share their story with us!
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