'It's the story of a heroine because a little animal that is inside a container for 40 days, with no water, no food, how did it fight for its life?'
PANAMA - Workers at Panama's Atlantico port were in for a shock when they opened a shipping container that had arrived from Spain and was meant to be empty. Inside was a dog, still alive despite having been trapped for 40 days while the container crossed the Atlantic from Andalucia.Now, after months of rehabilitation and training, Mili has gotten a job at the MIDA agricultural development ministry.
The December 2021 oceanic voyage had lasted 20 days before the container sat at the port in hot and humid Panama for another 20 days in January. In addition to the rain water, she could have licked the condensation off the container's inner walls or even drunk her own urine. Having learned to detect the aromas of fruit and vegetables, Mili began working a week ago "with good results."