{"id":5866,"date":"2026-08-01T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/08\/01\/san-francisco-pitbull-rescued-after-two-days-trapped-in-railway-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:04:42","slug":"san-francisco-pitbull-rescued-after-two-days-trapped-in-railway-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=5866","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco pitbull rescued after two days trapped in railway tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-14sl0e4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17l77cs\">\n<figure id=\"3949bbf5-f19c-4e11-a1bd-f7f729db4c8b\" class=\"dcr-191xnya\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a dog \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/7bb2e903ab5dd7d83cd9296f0ba6d7ff57222b25\/14_0_840_702\/master\/840.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"388.6071428571429\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><span class=\"dcr-kogzpx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-18mnkpm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1294qmb\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-4sl2vt\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1mfxiaj\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Roo has since been reunited with his owner.<\/span> Photograph: San Francisco department of animal care and control<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"3949bbf5-f19c-4e11-a1bd-f7f729db4c8b\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-qda0hp\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1e9iiy9\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Roo has since been reunited with his owner.<\/span> Photograph: San Francisco department of animal care and control<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-ql9l8l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6mja0y\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-l0wuod\">San Francisco pitbull rescued after two days trapped in railway tunnel<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1xpojbf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gm5ptv\">\n<p>Pup named Roo, who ran away from home, was found curled up next to rail track \u2013 and was \u2018thrilled\u2019 to be rescued<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-x1al2c\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11gq2tx\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1w2vkyc\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-ogvvui\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A two-year-old pitbull who ran away from home braved two days in a dim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/san-francisco\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">San Francisco<\/a> railway tunnel before being rescued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Caltrain operators spotted the pup named Roo on his first day in the tunnel. Looking at the dog\u2019s unmoving body, they had assumed he had been fatally struck by a train, according to a recent social media post from the San Francisco animal care and control shelter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">On the second day, after Roo was seen moving, police officers set out on foot in the tunnel with a flashlight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"a61174d4-e05b-4fd3-bb60-052ee5d882eb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-d9bay7\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a person helping a dog \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d80c993162682a6fe9dd434c8cdbb6f4d6079e36\/0_0_838_788\/master\/838.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"418.4486873508353\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"a61174d4-e05b-4fd3-bb60-052ee5d882eb\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-174mzkf\"><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Caltrain operators helping the pup named Roo.<\/span> Photograph: San Francisco Department of Animal Care &amp; Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">They found Roo, lying curled next to a rail track, and led the dog out of the dark into the light of day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cHe was terrified at first, then was thrilled to be rescued,\u201d the animal shelter wrote in the post. The pup is a recent adoptee, who ran away after being \u201cspooked\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Fortunately, Roo was microchipped. He has since been reunited with his owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The San Francisco area has rallied around other dogs in distress as of late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Menlo Park firefighters rescued a missing dog that was found swimming in the San Francisco Bay, as seagulls followed in pursuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-swayiu\"><span class=\"dcr-1xhbmzr\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-2c03t5\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-p7nd18\">\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/san-francisco\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">San Francisco<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/california\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/west-coast\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">West Coast<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/world\/animals\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Animals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-313bdz\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=San%20Francisco%20pitbull%20rescued%20after%20two%20days%20trapped%20in%20railway%20tunnel&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/31\/san-francisco-pitbull-rescue-tunnel?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-ncybeu\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-19bkree\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fjul%2F31%2Fsan-francisco-pitbull-rescue-tunnel&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/jul\/31\/san-francisco-pitbull-rescue-tunnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-1c41onw\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1kq7f60\"><span class=\"dcr-1ryr20k\"><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roo has since been reunited with his owner. 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