This terrified canine climbed a tree to escape being swept away and drowned in a rising river of deep, rushing floodwater. A kind person spotted his perilous predicament and called Animal Rahat for help.

This desperate dog escaped the rising water, only to become trapped in a tree.

The rescue team navigated the flooded streets to reach him and quickly went to work securing ropes to sturdy trees. Staffers then waded into the fast-moving water, dodging branches and other debris as they worked their way toward the trapped dog.

An Animal Rahat rescuer carefully crosses the river of floodwater.

After climbing through a tangle of broken branches, they were able to sedate the dog, scoop him into a net, and whisk him to solid ground. They dried him off and bundled him up in soft blankets to warm his drenched, tired body before taking him back to their office. When he woke up, warm and safe, he enjoyed a hearty meal. He was later vaccinated and sterilized.

An Animal Rahat staff member prepares to scoop the relieved dog into a net.

A member of the rescue team dries off the sedated, exhausted, wet dog.

The next day, the team took the now-happy pup back to his village, where the person who had first spotted him decided to welcome him into his family.

The dog sits in his transport crate while he eats food offered by his new guardian.

Still skittish from his ordeal, the dog nibbles on pieces of bread from his patient new guardian.