A painful rescue in Bonita involved a dog, a cactus patch, and San Diego County Animal Services.<\/p>\n
Here’s what to know<\/p>\n
On September 16, 2026, San Diego County Animal Services Officer Morris and a trainee rescued a dog stuck in heavy cactus brush by going into the patch themselves, according to NBC San Diego<\/a>. The dog was eventually freed with cactus spines covering him from head to toe.<\/p>\n San Diego County shared details of the rescue, including a video, in a September 17 post<\/a> on X. The officers acted “without hesitation” as the county wrote, “Officer Morris and his trainee pushed through the needles right along with him to get him out safely.”<\/p>\n NBC San Diego<\/a> reported that the dog was taken to the South County Animal Shelter in Bonita for an emergency evaluation where the veterinary staff had to remove several spines from his body and mouth.<\/p>\n The shelter’s medical staff said the dog had apparently gone several days without food or water before being found.<\/p>\n Despite what the county described as severe pain and trauma, the dog remained gentle and well-behaved while workers removed the cactus spines.<\/p>\n The county said the dog is now recuperating at the shelter while continuing to receive veterinary care, nourishment, and monitoring.<\/p>\n Where can I learn more?<\/p>\n Here are a few other stories involving furry canines, from rattlesnake bites to shelter recoveries and wildfires.<\/p>\n \u2022 On a California hike, a husky mix needed 2 vials of antivenom<\/a> after a rattlesnake bite.<\/p>\n \u2022 After arriving at a shelter, a dog with a major wound hidden beneath duct tape<\/a> is now training to comfort children.<\/p>\n \u2022 At a purported California no-kill shelter, investigators found remains of 117 dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 In Los Angeles, specialists and K9 heroes search wildfire wreckage<\/a> for victims after devastating fires.<\/p>\n Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips, smart advice, and a chance to earn $5,000 toward home upgrades. To see more stories like this one, change your Google preferences here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A painful rescue in Bonita involved a dog, a cactus patch, and San Diego County Animal Services. Here’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-487784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}