Man hurt trying to rescue pet dog from riverbank

Man hurt trying to rescue pet dog from riverbank
News from Journal Live:

A MAN trying to rescue his dog on Easter Sunday tumbled 10ft down a riverside bank and into barbed wire.

Fire crews, the Great North Air Ambulance Service and police were called to the incident at Ponthaugh, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, just after 12.30pm. yesterday.

The 41-year-old local man?s dog had become trapped in mud along the Derwent Walk route and the owner tried to pull it out. Whilst attempting to help the pet, the man lost his footing and plummeted down 10ft into barbed wire designed to stop people from falling further.

During the fall, the man sustained head injuries and became entangled in the wires.

He was left with lacerations to his head and face.

Emergency services fitted the man with a neck brace for safety and used rope to hoist him up and out of the ditch.

He was flown by air ambulance to Newcastle?s Royal Victoria Infirmary for treatment. His condition there is described as stable.

The dog was unharmed and managed to free itself from the mud????? continues on Journal Live

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Pet business picks up, dogs remain a favourite
News from Times of India:

GURGAON: Gurgaon might well be one of the cities having the most number of dogs in the country. According to private organizations dealing in the pet business, the ratio of dogs in the city is 1:15 (one dog per 15 persons). This high number of dogs, they add, has also fuelled the demand of food, health products and accessories for the pets.

While Euromonitor International, a private researcher, projects India as the fastest growing global pet market with a rise in pet dog parenthood by 2.32 million since 2007, pet dealers say Gurgaon makes for fairly a high share. Urbanization has led????? continues on Times of India

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