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Police officers found a puppy buried alive near a pit in Williston, Fla.

Police officers found a puppy buried alive near a pit in Williston, Fla. (Williston Police Department)

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Police in north Fla. find puppy buried alive

Chief: Puppy will be placed 'in a loving home'

Updated: Friday, 28 Sep 2012, 11:16 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 28 Sep 2012, 9:18 AM EDT

WILLISTON, Fla. (AP) —  Police officers found a puppy buried alive near a pit in north Florida.

Williston Police Chief Dennis Strow told The Gainesville Sun that officers were disposing of evidence per a court order Thursday when they heard whimpering sounds.

Once they found the source of the sound, they started digging and rescued the puppy. He was head-first in an eight-inch hole and they believe he'd been there less than an hour.

Strow says the puppy was rushed to an animal clinic, where workers fed him with a baby bottle and started him on solid food.

The chief says the puppy, who is about two weeks old, will be placed "in a loving home."

In the meantime, Strow says police want to know who buried the puppy.

Anyone with information is asked to call 352-528-4991.

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Information from: The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, http://www.gainesvillesun.com

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