When it comes to animal rescue, persistence can mean the difference between life and death. True rescuers never give up, no matter how unusual or difficult the situation may be.

That determination was exactly what guided an Illinois rescue team when they received word about a dog in desperate need of help. But this was no ordinary rescue — this time, they were trying to save a frightened pup wandering the streets with a purple cheeseball bucket stuck on his head.

Trapped And Terrified

Alisha Vianello, director of Gateway Pet Guardians in East St. Louis, Illinois, began getting multiple reports about a stray dog roaming the area with a plastic bucket wedged tightly over his head.

Alarmed, she and her team immediately went into rescue mode. But tracking him down was anything but easy.

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