Chilean Police Rescue Malnourished Child Being Breastfed by Dog

Reina at the mechanic's workshop where she was found breastfeeding the baby

A dog named "Reina," that authorities say might have saved a 2-year-old boy by breastfeeding him, sits on the property where police say they rescued the malnourished toddler in Arica, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.
 

The national police say a witness spotted the dog feeding the boy on Thursday at a mechanic's workshop in the desert port of Arica, some 1,240 miles north of the capital, Santiago. Police say they confirmed that.

Gajardo says the mother showed up at the hospital drunk, but she has not been arrested because there was not physical harm to the child.

Capt. Diego Gajardo tells The Associated Press that the child was released from a hospital Friday is under the care of child welfare authorities.

A family court hearing on Sept. 22 will determine who cares for the child.