Look at the smile on this puppy’s face. When the photo was taken, he was safe in the arms of a caring villager—quite a change from where he’d been just a few hours earlier. That morning, a man on his way to temple heard whimpering coming from a 70-foot-deep dry well. After spotting a forlorn pup at the bottom, he called Animal Rahat, which immediately sent out a rescue team.

The team put biscuits in a dog-rescue sack, lowered it to the bottom of the well, watched as the pup made a beeline for the treats, and carefully pulled him to safety.

Animal Rahat veterinarians returned the next day to neuter and vaccinate the little fellow, and he’s now being cared for by the kind man and his wife.