The Saga of Frida and Israel Arauz
Category
Local Heroes & Everyday Saviors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
Leaderboard Rank
#50 in Local Heroes & Everyday Saviors
Verified Hearts
34,600 Hearts
ORIGINS & FORMATIVE YEARS
Roots, Upbringing & Early Influences
Trained at the Canine Section of the Mexican Navy (SEMAR), Frida was a yellow Labrador Retriever deployed with her handler Chief Petty Officer Israel Arauz Salinas, equipped with specialized protective booties and neoprene goggles.
THE STRUGGLE & HARDSHIPS
Facing Adversity, Rejections & The Grind
On September 19, 2017, a devastating magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico, toppling residential buildings and elementary schools across Mexico City and leaving hundreds of trapped citizens suffocating under tons of pulverized concrete.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Throughout her illustrious ten-year career spanning disaster zones in Mexico, Haiti, and Ecuador, Frida located over fifty-five people, becoming an international symbol of hope and feline loyalty honored with a bronze statue in Puebla, Mexico.
