A one-year-old terrier mix tossed into a self-compacting trash can in Los Angeles County last week was rescued just in time by a police officer — who days later returned to give the puppy a forever home.
According to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles, a Gardena police officer heard faint whimpers coming from a trash can outside a local church during the busy holiday rush late last month.
“Inside, the officer found a small, scared dog, now known as Flan, who had been tossed away like trash,” spcaLA said in a statement.
The officer rescued the puppy and contacted Gardena Animal Control. Flan was then taken to the spcaLA South Bay Adoption Center, where he received medical care, nutritious food and shelter while completing a mandatory stray hold…