Was this the story from Los Angeles?? After reading this article, I would have let the fucking dog drown.
http://cbs2.com/local/dog.los.angeles.2.1443218.html
Los Angeles fire officials say a German shepherd hoisted to safety after being stranded in a storm-swollen river is fine, but the fireman who splashed down in a harness to rescue the dog has been hospitalized.
Officials say Joe St. Georges was bitten by the male German shepherd, and suffered severe hand and arm injuries.
Officials say
at least 50 firefighters responded to a report of a dog in the Los Angeles River at about 11:20 a.m. Friday.
After crews dangled life vests and a float ring from above, St. Georges was deployed from the helicopter. He wrestled with the frightened canine, wrapped a rope around it and lifted it to safety.
Glad to see my tax dollars hard at work, 50 firefighters to rescue a dog.