‘Panicked’ driver reports injured dog along road — but it wasn’t what it seemed
A panicked driver called a humane society to report an injured dog on the side of a road in Colorado, officials said.
But it turns out the situation was not as dire as it seemed, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region said in a May 25 post on Facebook.
“This week at Animal Law Enforcement started like any other: with coffee, clipboards, and someone trying to microwave fish again (whoever you are, stop it),” the organization quipped in the post. “Then … THE CALL came in. A panicked Good Samaritan had seen what they were certain was a poor, injured black and white dog lying on the side of the road while they were driving.”
The shelter took the call seriously.
“Without hesitation, Officer Jones sprang into action. Truck in drive. Sunglasses on. Radio blaring the Mission: Impossible theme (probably),” the organization said.
Then when the officer got to the location, “she saw the ‘dog’ in question,” officials said.
“Except it … It wasn’t a dog. It wasn’t injured. It wasn’t … alive,” the organization said. “It was a tiger. A stuffed tiger. Like the kind you win at a carnival if you’re good at tossing rings or bribing the teenager in charge.”
Photos show the stuffed white tiger lying in some grass on the side of the road. From a glance, it really could look like some kind of funky-colored dog.
“Not one to leave a civilian (or polyester blend) in danger, Jones did what any hero would do: scooped up the floofy beast and gently placed him in the back of her truck to make sure no one else mistook him for a puppy in peril,” officials said. “Thank you to Officer Jones for saving our Oscar-worthy tiger and giving us a good chuckle this week!”
Several people joked in the comments about the silly scenario.
“When will he be available?” someone asked. “Hope to see him on the adoption floor soon.”
“Thank goodness he’s safe,” someone else said under the photo of the stuffed tiger in the dog kennel in the back of Jones’ truck. “I hope he finds a good forever home soon.”
