Police have saved six tiny, blind cocker spaniel puppies moments before a driver was going to dump them in a plastic bag at the roadside. The litter were saved from certain death by two quick-thinking officers, whose actions led to the puppies’ parents being taken to safety.
PCs Liam Venon and Luke Howie were driving in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in the early hours of Saturday when they spotted a suspicious parked car on the A689. As they turned round to have another look, they saw the driver was swinging a sealed plastic bag on the edge of a bank.
The officers put on their blue lights and parked behind the vehicle and saw the man throw the bag on to the passenger seat and then pretend to check one of his tyres. The PCs could hear squealing coming from the bag and, when they checked inside, there were six, black five-day-old puppies who were so young their eyes had not opened yet.
