A litter of new born puppies who had been dumped and left to die in a woodland area were discovered with their umbilical cords still attached to them. They were thankfully rescued by a passer-by who spotted the five stranded pups and rushed them to a nearby vet where four of them survived, Wales Online reports.
The horrified onlooker stumbled upon the litter which was made up of French-bulldog and Shih tzu type dogs while walking through Beeley Woods, Sheffield, last autumn. The puppies who were only a few hours old were described as being in an 'extremely vulnerable' condition when they were warmed by veterinary staff in Sheffield before being taken into the care of the city's RSPCA.
The little pups were too young to be away from their mother so they were hand fed by staff and volunteers who fostered them. RSPCA deputy chief inspector Sara Jordan launched an investigation into finding the person behind the horrific crime and took in one male puppy to look after herself which she named Otter.
