Homeless Man Rushes Into A Burning Animal Shelter, Saves All 16 Animals

A homeless man risked his life to save those who are in a similar predicament as him. Only they aren’t people.

On December 18, a fire engulfed the kitchen at W-Underdogs shelter in Atlanta, Georgia. So Keith Walker, 53, immediately rushed inside.

“I was nervous as hell, I’m not going to lie,” Walker told CNN. “I was really scared to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals.”

“If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn’t be here without him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs.”

53-year-old Keith Walker rushed into the W-Underdogs shelter on December 18 after a fire engulfed its kitchen.

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He successfully rescued all the animals — 6 dogs and 10 cats

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According to W-Underdogs founder Gracie Hamlin, while the shelter was not completely destroyed, the fire left it uninhabitable

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Luckily, W-Underdogs was only a week away from moving into its new facility, where the animals are now safely residing

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People have already named the man a hero

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