DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit police officers went above and beyond to rescue a dog and her puppies.
The officers noticed a dog hanging around a boarded up and abandoned home, the Detroit Pit Crew Rescue said on Sunday.
The officers went into the home and found two puppies curled up inside a mattress. One of them was tangled up inside the coil of the mattress.
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The mom and her puppies are now safe with the Detroit Pit Crew Rescue.
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