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Originally Posted by Ellie May

While I'm very happy for the pup , I'm also very confused about why this has happened twice recently (once here in MI a few months ago when a rott was euthanized - it was walking around the next morning). Maybe somebody needs to work on their auscultation skills or?? Very confused. If there is any doubt that the animal is gone, the euthanasia is supposed to be finished with an intracardial injection.

And why were they put in a dumpster instead of cremated??

I just found another article on the puppy - he was euthanized TWICE. The first time missed the vein so they injected him again with a heart stick. The only mention of the dumpsters is that "The dumpster that was unfailingly emptied by the garbage company was not emptied." This article was on Examiner.com.

Sulphur, OK -- There are thousands of Petfinder listings for dogs and puppies, but just one holds an unbelievable story -- the story of Wall-E, the puppy that survived the unsurvivable.
The odds were against Wall-E from the start. On Feb. 18, he and his siblings were left by the gate in front of animal control in a wire cage. The facility was already overflowing with dogs, there was no space, and the head of the shelter was contacted to see what should be done.
The directive given was heartbreaking ... all of the puppies were ordered to be put down. Wall-E and his siblings underwent the standard method for euthanasia at the small shelter, but the injection in Wall-E's leg somehow missed a vein, and he didn't die.
Wall-E's first miracle dodge of death.
But his miracle was not recognized at the time. Instead of stopping there, the animal control officer administered a second lethal dose to the puppy -- this time via heartstick.
As expected, the small puppy slumped over and stopped moving -- he had been killed. His body was put into the facility's dumpster, along with those of his siblings.
But on Saturday morning, miracles number two and three were about to be witnessed by the very person that held him as he was administered the lethal doses just the night before.
When that officer arrived to work in the morning, two things were amiss. The dumpster that was unfailingly emptied by the garbage company was not emptied.
Inside, one very alive puppy that was incredibly hungry.
There was no denying Wall-E's will to survive at this point. This 3-month-old puppy that had been abandoned under cover of darkness and killed twice over, was still alive.
Wall-E was taken to a local veterinarian to be examined -- to make sure that his heart was all right and that there was no lasting effect from the drugs that he had been given just the night before.
Incredibly, other than an infestation of hookworms, the spunky puppy is fine.
According to one of the volunteers at the shelter, Wall-E is a sweet puppy that adores being carried like a baby, and to have his ears rubbed.
Wall-E is being boarded at the Arbuckle Veterinary Clinic through Monday. According to the shelter, his amazing story has garnered much attention, with offers from potential adopters coming in from hundreds of miles away.
The shelter is going to do their best to select a loving new home for this puppy. They feel certain that there is a reason for Wall-E's incredible survival.
A chip-in has been established for Wall-E's veterinary care, boarding, and for any transportation costs to get him to his new family, wherever that may end up being.
The shelter volunteer that I spoke with is hoping that Wall-E's story will reach many people and that it might somehow help the small facility that Wall-E was dumped at to get much needed attention and help. Apparently, dogs are dumped at this rural location regularly, and the adoptions are few and far between.
Sadly, many of the dogs that do get adopted wind up back in the shelter after several months have gone by -- their new owners finding some reason that they no longer want them.
If ever there was a shelter that needed to get on a regular transport system where dogs could be moved to a more populated area, this is it.
Perhaps this is Wall-E's mission -- to bring attention to this small town and to help save the other dogs that live here. Regardless of what his ultimate purpose is, there is no denying that his is an amazing story.