In late October, Kloof and Highway Animal Services received a call about a small animal that was very much stuck.
The night before, the sky had been filled with fireworks to celebrate the Diwali holiday, and loud pops and explosions sent a nervous puppy named Pip into an open drainpipe looking for safety.
The puppy’s family realized she was missing when they heard tiny screams coming from the chimney. They tried to lure her out of there, but Pip wouldn’t budge.
“We tried until 9 p.m. or so,” Ndoni Shezi, one of Pip’s owners, told The Dodo. “We were all pretty much awake, and by 5 a.m. we were back on our feet trying to save her.”
When their efforts failed, Petros Simamane, an inspector with the Kloof and Highway SPCA, came to the rescue.