It isn’t the size of the hero that matters. It’s the size of the heart in the hero.
Six-year-old Cara Bideau was playing outside her home when she heard a strange noise. Thinking it might be a friend playing a trick or perhaps someone in need, Cara decided to explore.
She searched until she found where the noise was coming from. Beneath a pile of wooden pallets with a large stone on top. It took a lot of effort, but Cara was finally able to move the stone and the wood.
What she saw lying at the bottom of the hole that the wood had covered astounded her. She quickly raced away and went to get her father, Kenny.
She told him that a dog had fallen into a hole and needed their help. When they arrived back at the hole, her father gasped at what he saw at the bottom. A frail, emaciated boxer lay amid debris in the bottom of a concrete pit.
His heart sank realizing that it had been no accident that put her there. He didn’t want his daughter to realize just yet how cruel humans can be, so he kept his thoughts to himself.
Later in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Kenny said: “Cara came home and said a pup had fallen down a manhole, but when I went with her back to where the dog was I could see that wasn’t the case at all. This was an adult dog that was left to starve to death down this concrete hole.”
“It is beyond my understanding how anyone could be this callous.”
He quickly set about getting the dog out of the pit. First, he lowered himself down into the hole.
His anger grew quickly as he realized the poor dog was completely blind. How horrifying, to be tossed into a small hole without even the ability to see where she was or be able to attempt to get out.
He squelched his anger though and worked to get the dog that his daughter had already named Bella out of the hole.
April Petters-Mcmanus
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I’m glad there was a happy ending. Some humans need to be treated with the same cruelty.
Monica Zelinski
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Unfortunately until the laws in this country make it a felony to run these puppy mills, poor dogs will be tortured for profit. Don’t stop, if you hear of a puppy mill, report it.
Michelle Mc
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Poor baby
Roh Hardin
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Thank God for Cara and her dad.
Lynne Murdock
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Tiny hero, good for you Cara.
Linda Heston
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What a horrible way for a dog to be left like that. My heart goes out to Bella for all that she has suffered. Thank God that little girl was there.
Louise Mitchell
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Cruel people out there. Amazing job cara and her dad for helping make the dog better. Good people. X
Rocky Jacobs
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Well done for rescuing the poor dog¤
Bhasty Xavier
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So heart breaking
Todd Wood
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WTF is wrong with people. Take the dog to the shelter if you don’t want it. Give it a fighting chance to be adopted.
Eunice Manning
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Thank you. Precious one
Lyn May
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So heartbreaking!
Shirley Tibbs
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Words fail me, how could anyone be so wicked .