During my reservist training, it was very unfortunate for me to witness the following.
It was a very heavy downpour and the whole group of us were resting at one of the training shed in our exercise ground. There was this big excavator parked right in front of our shed.
For some reasons, one of the construction guys came round and start the excavator. We were very shocked when we heard a few whimperings. Two puppies were instantly crushed to death as they were hiding within the gaps of the excavator's tracks. All of us were really stunned by the incident. At this moment, the driver stopped and came down to pick up the body of one of the puppies which was still in one piece. Unfortunately, the other was torn to pieces.
After the excavator left, we saw the what we suppose to be the puppies' mum looking for them. She took quite a while under the downpour to locate her puppies and finally found the remains of the puppy being torn apart. She slowly go to and fro to bring back the remains back to her shelter. When she is done, she continue to search the area for the other puppy which was already disposed by the driver. That was when we were asked to continue our exercise while the poor dog was still looking for her puppy.
The scene really shocked me and those whimpers, I just can't get it off my head. My eyes were almost filled with tears. I feel so touch over how the mother go around searching under the very heavy downpour, for her children.
Treasure those around you while you can...
