[Faline]

A Jack Russell terrier has had a "miraculous" escape in France after being poisoned and buried alive on his third birthday.

Ethan was dug up by a man who saw the ground moving - an apparent result of convulsions from the dog's poisoning.

Firefighters then rushed the trembling, dirt-covered terrier to a vet who managed to nurse the dog back to life.

"It's extraordinary. We only see this in TV movies," said veterinarian Philippe Michon.

"He came back to life and without a scratch. It's rather miraculous."

The vet said the dog was "completely cold" and "barely breathing" when he was brought in.



He used hot water bottles to warm up Ethan's seemingly lifeless body.

The dog was so cold his veins had collapsed and it was hard to find one to hydrate him, but within 24 hours the terrier was back on his feet.

"(Ethan) had an unbelievable chain of luck. If the ground hadn't trembled, no one would have taken a shovel to it," the vet added.

His owner says he had given the dog away but police are investigating, said Sabrina Zamora, president of an animal association in Charleville-Mezieres, a town 125 miles northeast of Paris.

She described Ethan as being as "flat as a pancake" when he was discovered on Tuesday near a lakeside pedestrian path.

[Wolf]

Why the hell would you treat a dog in such a horrible fashion? I think the owner needs to be put down.

[mcpronoun]

That's horrible... lucky poochy.

[Darkest Angel]

Terriers are just about as tuff as u can get

[Spiffyfable]

Looks like a cute dog. I wonder if this isn't some sort of hidden sales pitch for Frankenweenie

[DannyDrama]

They should call it Rasputin.

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by DannyDrama ↗

They should call it Rasputin.

Or maybe Sparky like the dog in the movie Frankenweenie that is brought back to life by his owner.

[Pyramid_Head]

Give me 5 minutes with the one(s) responsible, just 5min!

[Sharon]

Poor dog being put through that I'm so glad he was spotted and rescued and trust he'll be adopted into a loving home. As for the owners, well...

[kellyhound]

recovered in 24 hours. animals are amazingly strong