A litter of new-born puppies with their umbilical cords still attached were dumped in woodland and left to die. However, a passer-by spotted the stranded pups and took them to a nearby vet, the swift action saving the lives of all but one of the five.
A horrified passer-by found the litter of French-bulldog and Shih tzu type dogs while walking through Beeley Woods, Sheffield, last autumn. The Express reports that after being slowly warmed by staff at the vets in Sheffield, the puppies, just a few hours old, were taken into the care of the city's RSPCA, with officials describing their condition as "extremely vulnerable".
Being too young to be away from their mother, the puppies were hand-reared by staff and volunteers who fostered them. RSPCA deputy chief inspector, Sara Jordan, who launched an investigation to find the person responsible for abandoning the puppies, took in one male to hand-rear, which she named Otter.
