This is the heart-warming moment a tiny puppy was rescued from a pile of rubbish after being dumped in a bin lorry.<br /><br />Workers were sorting through the trash after it had been unloaded at the depot when they heard desperate whimpers coming from under the stinking garbage. <br /><br />Truck driver Fernando Marie suspected there was something inside - and pawed through the mountains of waste to reach the stranded pooch. <br /><br />Footage captures the amazing moment the female puppy emerged from the mess and scampered away onto the wet ground in Montevideo, Uruguay, on August 25 at 5pm.<br /><br />Staff member Fernando Marie has now adopted the lucky little dog - which he has named Bonita, meaning 'pretty'. He believes she could have suffocated had she not been found. <br /><br />Fernando said: ''It was sobbing. We thought it was even worse, that it could have been a human baby. You can find anything imaginable here but this is the first time we have found a puppy.<br /><br />''We work all day up to our knees in mud. We never thought someone could be so cruel to throw away an animal like this.''<br /><br />Fernando took the puppy home with him and adopted her. She will be raised by one of Fernando's family members. <br /><br />The animal is in good health but Fernando slammed the owners who dumped him in the truck.<br /><br />He said: ''You must be a really bad person to throw out this beautiful little dog. <br /><br />''She is now healthy and strong and enjoying her new warm home. We have named her Bonita. She's in good hands now.''
