Humane law enforcement officer rescues man after car accident

As the senior humane law enforcement officer at the Washington Humane Society (WHS), Chris Schindler had already helped thousands of animals. He’d climbed a fire-department ladder to rescue a neglected Akita mix from a sixth-floor balcony in the pouring rain. He’d tirelessly pursued a report of a man beating a dog in the street, tracking down the heroin-laden abuser and rescuing his victim.

Those and many other lifesaving efforts earned Schindler an Animal Services Award from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in March. But the life he saved on a Wednesday afternoon last summer was of the two-legged variety—and we’re not talking about a bird.

 Read the full article.