SANTA MARIA – Seven puppies are now safe after Cameron County emergency crews rescued them Thursday night.

The La Feria Fire Department, Cameron County Pct. 5 constables and the sheriff’s office responded to the scene nearby Santa Maria School.

The agencies put in a collaborative effort to pull the seven pups that were trapped inside a drainage culvert pipe.

Officials were able to save all the puppies.

Cameron County Emergency Management and Fire Marshal Service say “protecting life and property goes beyond the saving human life; our pets are just as important.”