Four-Week-Old Puppies Found in Plastic Bag Handed in to Dogs Trust
We are highlighting the worrying increase in the number of dogs needing our help after we took in a litter of defenceless four-week-old puppies that were abandoned in Co. Dublin.
A shocked member of the public spotted one of the tiny puppies in the middle of the road and when he got out to help, he discovered a plastic bag containing the puppy’s six siblings nearby. The pups were soaking wet and distressingly, two of them were already dead.
Our veterinary team did their utmost to treat the puppies but given their age and the condition they arrived in, despite their best efforts, only two survived.
Cases like this are incredibly upsetting for everyone involved. At just four-weeks-old, puppies are still heavily dependent on their mother and wouldn’t be fully weaned yet. They were far too young to be separated from her, let alone to have been left outside in the cold and rain. Despite receiving the very best care, we were saddened that only two of the puppies have survived this ordeal. Thankfully, these two little fighters are thriving, and both have recently been adopted.
Niamh Curran-Kelly, Veterinary and Welfare Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland
Last November, we launched our ‘Save the Next Dog’ campaign highlighting the abandoned dog crisis in Ireland. We had almost 4,000 people contact us in 2023, seeking to relinquish their dog into their care. This was the highest volume of such requests we have received since opening our doors in 2009. We fear that even more dogs will need our help in 2024.
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