Tex being rescued by Constables Chris Arnold & Megan McDougall Tex being rescued by Constables Chris Arnold & Megan McDougall
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Huron OPP Officers Perform Animal Rescues

Huron County OPP officers had a crash course in "Rescuing Animals 101" during two recent calls involving domestic and wild animals.

In the last few weeks, Huron OPP members have been involved in two notable animal related occurrences.

On Tuesday, July 10 at 10:40am, officers responded to the Maitland River in Goderich to assist a dog that was struggling to stay above the water surface. Officers found the completely exhausted dog on a small island. Fearing the worst, the officers entered the river and made their way over to the island and carried the dog back safely to shore. He was then transported to a local veterinary hospital where he was treated for exhaustion.

It turned out "Tex", a 14-year-old border collie mix, escaped the family home in Goderich when a door was left open. A social media post helped in reuniting Tex with his owners.

And late last month, Provincial Constables John Hyrsky and Ron Klassen were involved in their own unique rescue operation. On Sunday, June 24, 2018, officers Klassen and Hyrsky responded to the Rotary soccer fields located at the Goderich-Huron YMCA where a snowy owl had become entangled in a soccer net.

Officers carefully freed the entangled owl from the goal net. It became apparent the owl had been injured and was not capable of flying.  Contact was made with Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre and the animal was transported to their facility for care.

After receiving expert care and rehabilitation, the snowy owl was released back into the wild on Friday, July 6 at Point Farms Provincial Park.

Provincial Constable Ron Klassen with the snowy owl.

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