Overview
- Park rangers on patrol found the juvenile on a sidewalk near 48th Avenue and Irving Street in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset.
- Rangers, San Francisco police and a Marine Mammal Center volunteer guided the pup, dubbed Irving, into a crate borrowed from a nearby veterinary clinic.
- Irving was transported to the Marine Mammal Center’s hospital in Sausalito for care by veterinary staff.
- Center officials say an admission exam will assess Irving’s condition, confirm age and determine sex before setting a rehab plan.
- A spokesperson estimated Irving is about 10 months old, a period when separated pups often struggle to forage and can develop health problems.