A puppy who fell between two compound walls in a Virar locality and got trapped for 12 hours was rescued alive by the fire brigade and animal lovers. On Wednesday morning, Mitesh Jain, honorary district animal welfare officer, received a call from Anirudh D'Cunha of Chalpet, Agashi, Virar West, about a puppy that had got stuck in the narrow space between two walls since midnight.

D'Cunha, who the bungalow where the puppy got trapped, also said that he had called the fire brigade earlier but they had refused to help. He said the puppy had been crying in fear for a long time. Jain immediately called the VVMC fire brigade and the Karuna Trust, an animal welfare NGO.