Keith Walker, a 53-year-old homeless man living in Atlanta, Georgia, became an unexpected hero on December 18th.
That day, a fire broke out in the kitchen of the W-Underdogs animal shelter in Atlanta. Without hesitating, Keith rushed straight into the building to help — even though thick smoke poured from the doorway and the flames were quickly spreading.
Keith later admitted that he was “nervous as hell” and terrified to go inside with all that smoke. But something pushed him forward. He believes that maybe God placed him there at that exact moment so he could save the dogs’ lives.
Keith has always had a soft spot for animals. “Dogs are our best friends,” he says. He explained that he loves them deeply, and in that moment, he knew he had no choice — he had to save every dog trapped inside.
Thanks to his bravery, the animals survived what could have been a tragic night.
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In the shelter, there were 6 dogs and 10 cats. And he was able to rescue them all.
Gracie Hamlin, the founder of W-Underdogs, says that Keith is her guardian angel who came at the right time. When the firefighters are coming, they didn’t want to handle the dogs. Because, Keith was already in the building, pulling out cats and dogs.
He has been homeless since 13, but he is 53 years old now. He faces many challenges as a homeless but he loves his dog.
The shelter staff let him keep his pit bull named Bravo at the shelter every night. On that day he was on his way to pick up Bravo and take him for a walk when he saw the fire.
Bravo is a large male pit bull and he is a friendly dog.
Sometimes all we need to have is the confidence in ourselves to be a hero! Let’s wish him good luck!
