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Newborn puppies dumped in bin bag

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Vincent
Published date29 June 2022
The pups, believed to be German Shepherds, were found by a walker in Heath Lane on Monday and were "extremely venerable"

The individual saw a moving rubbish bag, opened it, and found they still had their umbilical cords attached.

The helpless puppies were taken to a local vets where sadly one had to be put to sleep. Another four have since died after gaining an infection and congenital problems.

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Sara

RSPCA are conducting an investigation. RSPCA deputy chief inspector Sara Jordan said: "It's so lucky that there were people passing who went to look inside this bag because the puppies were only hours old and were extremely vulnerable.

"They had been dumped in the woodland, in a bag, and all still had their umbilical cords attached. The finders rushed them to a local vet who checked them all over and estimated that they were just a few hours old.

"Sadly, one of the puppies was struggling to breathe and was very sick so they made the difficult decision to put her to sleep. The veterinary clinic called us and asked for help as they didn't have the facilities or the expertise to hand-rear the remaining 10 pups."

RSPCA staff are now providing the puppies, who should be with their mothers until at least eightweeks-old, with round-theclock care.

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Sara has taken one of the puppies on while the others have been fostered by experienced staff and experts, including a veterinary nurse and staff from RSPCA Doncaster, Rotherham and District branch.

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Sara added: "I'm really concerned that there's a bitch somewhere who has just given birth...

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