A "frightened" dog that had just given birth was left abandoned tied to a fence.
A passer-by saw the Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross breed alone on a busy road in Wavertree and immediately took her to a local rescue centre. But microchip details simply came up as "Puppy Number 9", meaning she had likely never had a loving home.
Seemingly abandoned after just having puppies, she has been renamed as Mabel. The 18-month-old is now being cared for at Freshfields Animal Rescue in Sefton.
