Earthquake pets: To save or not to save?
<p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="hated">hated</span>: <span word="Oblivious">Oblivious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="peril">peril</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="jumps">jumps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humanitarianism">humanitarianism</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millennium">millennium</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="trite">trite</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="crafted">crafted</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Youqiong">Youqiong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 61-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="raindrops">raindrops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="licked">licked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parched">parched</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="barked">barked</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sensed">sensed</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>.</p><p><span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> 196 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> 12 <span word="quake">quake</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 80,000 <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beichuan">Beichuan</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pug">pug</span>-<span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Guolin">Guolin</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="rescuer">rescuer</span>", <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>.</p>
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