The Daily Beast - May 15, 2013

Hani, a 10-year-old sloth bear, wanders her enclosure with her two cubs at the Brookfield Zoo on May 8, 2013 in Brookfield, Illinois. The cubs, which have been held in a maternity den since their birth on January 20, were making their public debut at the zoo.  Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Daily Beast - May 14, 2013

A Lemur catta, also known as ring-tailed lemur, with its seven-week-old cubs clinging to its back sits on a rock at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

The Daily Beast - May 13, 2013

A Goldeneye runs on the surface of a river near the remote village of Sosnovy Bor, some 320 km (200 miles) north of Minsk, April 21, 2013.   REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

The Daily Beast - May 12, 2013

A flamingo cleans its cfeathers at the zoo of Duisburg, Germany,  May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Federico Gambarini)

The Daily Beast - May 11, 2013

Terriers ride in a cart during the Fiesta Pooch Parade, April 27, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Daily Beast - May 10, 2013

A peacock spreads its colorful feathers at the zoo of Duisburg, Germany,  May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Federico Gambarini)

The Daily Beast - May 9, 2013 - Miracle Puppy 'Kia' survives nearly a month in locked car

 

The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, MO.—A Kansas City animal shelter is caring for a puppy that authorities say survived in a locked car that was impounded for nearly a month in a city lot.

The 12-week-old puppy, which has been named Kia, apparently survived by eating trash left in the car. The terrier and schnauzer mix didn’t have access to water.

Toni Fugate, a spokeswoman for the city’s animal shelter, says the puppy was dehydrated and malnourished but is expected to survive.

Records show that the car was towed to the lot April 8. A lot employee saw the dog Monday afternoon and called police, who broke into the car.

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 Keith Myers | The Kansas City Star

A skinny puppy is getting lots of love, care and food at the Kansas City Pet Project shelter by Beth Dillow on May 7, 2013, after it was discovered in a vehicle at the city's tow lot. The dog has been given the name Kia.

 Keith Myers | The Kansas City Star

Kia likely survived on scraps of McDonald's food that were left in the car.

 

The Daily Beast - May 08, 2013

A one-month-old Eurasian griffon sits next to its mother in their nest at the zoo of Duisburg, Germany, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Federico Gambarini)

The Daily Beast - May 7, 2013

In this undated photo provided by The Toledo Zoo, baby polar bears Suka and Sakari are seen at The Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. The male and female cubs, born in November 2012, are on display at the zoo for the first time and were named after a naming contest that drew hundreds of votes. (AP Photo/The Toledo Zoo)

The Daily Beast - May 6, 2013

A 7-year-old white tiger sits with one of her cubs at Tobu Zoo in Miyashiro, near Tokyo, May 2, 2013. Four newborn white tiger cubs made their first public appearance at the zoo. The four cubs - one female and three males - were born 46 days ago. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)