Starved puppies found tethered in the cold in B.C.
QMI Agency
First posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 09:32 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 09:43 AM EST
Two "severely emaciated" puppies were found freezing and tethered outside a home in Ladysmith, B.C., the SPCA says.
The terrier-cross pups had no food or water and were abandoned in freezing temperatures, the animal welfare organization said.
"It was heartbreaking to see how these little puppies were being forced to live," B.C. SPCA senior animal protection officer Tina Heary said in a press release.
"They were outside in the freezing cold, tangled up on tethers, emaciated, filthy, matted and covered in urine. Their only shelter was a plastic doghouse that was wet and muddy inside with no insulation or bedding."
The pups, which the B.C. SPCA dubbed Casey and Finnegan, are now in the care of the nearby Nanaimo SPCA and doing much better, Heary said.
"Thankfully we were alerted to the situation in time and both Casey and Finnegan are expected to make a full recovery."
Animal cruelty charges are pending.
Two "severely emaciated" puppies were found freezing and tethered outside a home in Ladysmith, B.C., the SPCA says. (Photo courtesy of the B.C. SPCA)
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QMI Agency
First posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 09:32 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 09:43 AM EST
Two "severely emaciated" puppies were found freezing and tethered outside a home in Ladysmith, B.C., the SPCA says.
The terrier-cross pups had no food or water and were abandoned in freezing temperatures, the animal welfare organization said.
"It was heartbreaking to see how these little puppies were being forced to live," B.C. SPCA senior animal protection officer Tina Heary said in a press release.
"They were outside in the freezing cold, tangled up on tethers, emaciated, filthy, matted and covered in urine. Their only shelter was a plastic doghouse that was wet and muddy inside with no insulation or bedding."
The pups, which the B.C. SPCA dubbed Casey and Finnegan, are now in the care of the nearby Nanaimo SPCA and doing much better, Heary said.
"Thankfully we were alerted to the situation in time and both Casey and Finnegan are expected to make a full recovery."
Animal cruelty charges are pending.
Two "severely emaciated" puppies were found freezing and tethered outside a home in Ladysmith, B.C., the SPCA says. (Photo courtesy of the B.C. SPCA)
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