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Dog thrown alive into a TAR PIT and left for dead is pulled to safety and makes a miracle recovery 

A dog who had been left to face certain death knows the very worst of human cruelty – but thanks to the tireless efforts of her rescuers, human kindness has prevailed in saving her.

Jhonny Alquinta and his son were driving off-road in the desert near their home in Antofagasta, Chile, when they made a stomach-churning discovery. There, in one of several tar pits that spot the landscape, they saw the dog struggling under the thick sludge.

They called for help and set about trying to free her.

Jhonny Alquinta and his son Jhonny Alquinta Carrizo try to rescue the dog, who had been thrown in a pit of asphalt 

With great effort, the pair were able to pull the dog from the pool of tar before it was too late, but it was clear that how she had gotten there was no accident.

Someone had put her in a sack and thrown her in. Afterward, they rushed the dog to a local veterinary clinic. Even then, no one was certain that she would survive the exposure to toxins in the tar.

Eventually they managed to free the abandoned pet who was completely covered in tarmac after being in the pit

 

Staff at the clinic still leapt into action. Working as team, the clinicians carefully began to scrub away the sticky substance from the dog’s body. The process of removing the tar took more than four hours.

Slowly but surely, the animal who’d nearly drowned began to reemerge. The veterinary clinic later reported that the dog was in stable condition, albeit exhausted from her struggle to stay afloat.

The dog was eventually taken to a vet, who had the tough task of removing the tarmac from the dog's fur

Perhaps in honor of her perseverance, rescuers named her after the substance she was found in: Quitrán, Spanish for “tar.”

Local authorities are investigating to track down the person responsible for the act of cruelty.

The dog was eventually taken to a vet, who had the tough task of removing the tarmac from the dog's fur

In the meantime, Quitrán is continuing to recover under the care of the clinic staff, though she’s already smiling.

When the time is right, they plan to adopt her out to a good home where she can enjoy the life that was nearly taken from her.

The family who rescued the dog will now take her in and have named her Quitran - the Spanish name for tarmac

Meanwhile the vet that treated Quitran, Pamela Peralta, added: ‘We managed to get the asphalt out of most of her fur.

‘She has been eating and drinking and is slowly getting better. Now we will do a blood-test to see if her organs have been affected.’ 

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