{"id":19933,"date":"2013-04-10T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=19933"},"modified":"2013-04-10T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T19:13:07","slug":"up-engineer-rescues-puppy-tied-to-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/up-engineer-rescues-puppy-tied-to-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"UP engineer rescues puppy tied to tracks","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19938\" style=\"margin-top: 4px;margin-bottom: 4px;margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px;border-width: 1px;border-color: black;border-style: solid\" title=\"BANJO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BANJO2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BANJO2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BANJO2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>MECCA, Calif. &#8212; Last week, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix was found tied to the railroad tracks.<\/p>\n<p>An engineer spotted an old man walking near the railroad tracks and noticed that the man had left something behind. The engineer was able to stop the train in time using his emergency brakes and discovered the pooch still alive. The puppy&#8217;s hero remains unidentified.<\/p>\n<p>Union Pacific Special Agent Sal Pina responded to the scene and questioned the perpetrator. It seems the family didn&#8217;t want the puppy and didn&#8217;t know what to do with him. The 78-year-old man was deemed to be senile and confused, seemingly not realizing what he had done, and no charges were pressed. He was released into the custody of his family with a warning that if the elderly man was ever spotted around the railroad tracks again Pina would file elderly abuse charges.<\/p>\n<p>Pina said that the puppy tied to the tracks was \u201cprobably one of the worst things he\u2019d seen,&#8221; adding, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen something like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The puppy \u2013 which was named Banjo after old traffic signals some of which can still be seen on various railways \u2013 was taken to a vet and given a bath.<\/p>\n<p>He was then turned over to Riverside County Animal Services where he has been put up for adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would prefer to be someone who can treat him gently and give him the kind of love he needs right now, because he&#8217;s been through so much,&#8221; said Jo Marie Upegui, a veterinary technician who is caring for Banjo.<\/p>\n<p>Banjo is described as being a very healthy and friendly pup by the vets who took care of him. Riverside County Animal Services is requiring interested adopters to email <a href=\"shelterinfo@rivcocha.org\">shelterinfo@rivcocha.org<\/a> and share why their family would be the best for Banjo.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">Pictures courtesy of Riverside County Animal Services<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MECCA, Calif. &#8212; Last week, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix was found tied to the railroad tracks. An engineer spotted an old man walking near the railroad tracks and noticed that the man had left something behind. 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