{"id":186,"date":"2010-06-02T10:26:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/06\/homeless-man-rescues-a-dog-from-an-oil-pit.html"},"modified":"2010-06-02T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T10:26:21","slug":"homeless-man-rescues-a-dog-from-an-oil-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/06\/homeless-man-rescues-a-dog-from-an-oil-pit.html","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Man Rescues a Dog from an Oil Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A German shepherd mix was recently rescued from a 6-foot deep oil pit by a disabled homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee.&nbsp;&nbsp; J. Dudley Beavers, who has an artificial leg, had been seeking shelter at an old car wash when he heard the sounds of a dog whimpering and truck tires&nbsp;driving away.<\/p>\n<p>When he discovered the abandoned dog, he used to rope to pull her out.&nbsp; Beavers then called a friend, Sheila Zachar, who drove the dog, covered in oil, to the Humane Society.&nbsp; Even though her body temperature was low and she had ingested oil, the dog pulled through and will be up for adoption soon.&nbsp; The Human Society named her &#8220;Ellie May.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch a video of the incredible dog rescue story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><center>&nbsp;<embed name=\"PaperVideoTest\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/wreg.vid.trb.com\/player\/PaperVideoTest.swf\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" salign=\"l\" flashvars=\"&amp;titleAvailable=true&amp;playerAvailable=true&amp;searchAvailable=false&amp;shareFlag=N&amp;singleURL=http:\/\/wreg.vidcms.trb.com\/alfresco\/service\/edge\/content\/3211895c-711b-44ba-a9fd-0249bc1b7945&amp;propName=wreg.com&amp;hostURL=http:\/\/www.wreg.com&amp;swfPath=http:\/\/wreg.vid.trb.com\/player\/&amp;omAccount=triblocaltvglobal&amp;omnitureServer=wreg.com\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" menu=\"true\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" devicefont=\"false\" wmode=\"transparent\" scale=\"showall\" loop=\"true\" play=\"true\" quality=\"high\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on Beavers and Ellie May:<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreg.com\/news\/wreg-dogrescue-story,0,3371072.story\">WREG.com: Disabled Homeless Man Rescues Dog from Pit<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A German shepherd mix was recently rescued from a 6-foot deep oil pit by a disabled homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee.&nbsp;&nbsp; J. 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