Animal rescue experts were left stunned at the 'cruelty' of abandoning a litter of puppies in a cardboard box beside a bin. The discovery was made by a member of the public in a soaking wet box in Newry with no obvious signs of ventilation, and in a stressed state, according to the animal welfare charity the USPCA.
The seven chihuahua pups and their mother were rought to the USPCA Animal Hospital in Newry were they were found to be just one week old. Nora Smith, chief executive of the USPCA said the mother dog was “cowering” and looked extremely nervous when found.
She thanked the person who found them, and said only for their kindness, she dreaded to think what would have happened to the dogs. "It never fails to amaze me how some people can be so cruel to animals,” she said.
