A pregnant dog had to be rescued after falling down a disused well in Fife.
The doberman called Freyawas pulled to safety after a dramatic rescue by the Scottish SPCA and fire service at a farm by Strathkinnes on Friday morning.
Animal rescue officer Joanna McDaid said, “It was a very dramatic rescue. Freya’s entire back end had sunk into around a foot and a half of sludge at the bottom of the well and she was extremely distressed.
“John Brand from the fire service was absolutely great. He went down the well with a harness on and attached a safety line to Freya so the officers above could pull her out.
“The fact Freya is around five week’s pregnant made this all the more worrying and we are really glad this rescue had a happy ending.”
She added Freya was muddy but unbowed following her ordeal.
“Freya had to be hosed down as she was covered in mud but other than that was fine,” she said.
“Her owners have since taken her to the vets and she was given antibiotics just in case she swallowed any dirty water.
“The well is at ground level and it is uncovered which is how Freya managed to fall in. Hopefully safety measures can now be put in place to prevent this happening again.
“We’d like to praise the efforts of the fire and rescue service who were fantastic throughout this operation.”