Daniel, the “miracle dog” that survived gas chamber, getting new home

Daniel, who is better known as the “Miracle Dog”, plays in the yard of his temporary home in Rochelle Park, N.J. (AP Photo)

Daniel, the Beagle that survived a gas chamber at an Alabama shelter, may be close to getting a new home.

Jill Pavlik, a volunteer with Eleventh Hour Pet Rescue, is taking care of Daniel temporarily.

Daniel was brought into her care after he was the only dog out of 18 to walk out of a carbon monoxide chamber in Alabama.

After escaping death, he’s being hailed as a miracle dog, given the name Daniel after the biblical figure who survived the lion’s den.

Pavlik tells 97.3 KIRO FM’s Dori Monson Show that they had hundreds of applications from owners interested in taking Daniel, and they’ve sifted through the options and landed on what they hope is a good fit.

“They’re wonderful people. He’s going on his second meet and greet there this week.”

Listen to interview: Miracle dog Daniel close to getting new home

Pavlik says they’re seeing how Daniel mixes with the family’s other rescue dogs before settling on the placement.

“We like to make sure all the dogs get along.”

If Daniel’s meet and greets go well, Pavlik says he’ll have a new home.

“If this works out, he will be placed with this family.”

Linda Schiller, with Eleventh Hour Pet Rescue, tells the New Jersey Star Ledger they hope to make Daniel a poster child for an anti-gassing campaign.

“He has to have been saved for a greater purpose. And I think he’s going to be responsible for other dogs being saved as well.”

As many as 30 animals a month are put down. Daniel is reportedly the third dog that survived the chamber in the last 12 years.

By JAMIE GRISWOLD, MyNorthwest.com Editor
The Associated Press contributed to this report.