A town councilor discovered a heartbreaking
scene in Midville, where a three year old mother dog, now named Carly, was by
the roadside with her dead puppies inside a carrier bag. The town councilor,
Paul Skinner described the dog as 'having tears in her eyes'.
'I was out cycling with my friend at the
time, said Skinner. 'We spotted on the verge something that looked
like a dead bird, but as we passed it it moved. It was a small spaniel
without a collar. We looked around in case anyone was in trouble. It was set
back quite a long way from the road. The dog was on its own, sitting
licking the contents of a fish and chips carrier bag.'
'The bag contained four dead pups. It was
heartbreaking. She had tears in her eyes. I could not believe anybody could be
so devoid of humanity to do something like this.'
He alerted the police and RSPCA, which came to
the rescue. The spaniel cross puppies were also resuscitated. The
vets believed that they were born alive on that morning and have been left
there since early hours. The puppies were unable to be resuscitated, but the
mother is now being looked after.
The RSPCA have launched an investigation
following the discovery. Inspector Becky Harper said: 'It is a terribly
upsetting incident. It looks like this little dog has been cruelly dumped
along with her newborn pups. We don't know whether the puppies were
stillborn or whether they died because of the cold.'
The issue here is a horrific type of abuse
towards animals, which is neglect. It seems as though a pregnant dog was
thrown out by an owner shortly before she gave birth to the puppies. However,
she could have been a stray who had become pregnant but couldn't provide for
her puppies in order for them to survive. Either way, the issue is that no one
had rescued the dog and puppies, and by the time she was found and reported, it
was too late to save them.
In my opinion, I think that more could've
been done to prevent the puppies' death. As they were alongside a road, many
people and cars would've passed by and could've easily stopped to even
take a look. It was in daylight and the dog must have been crying and howling
for help and it surprises me that she wasn't heard or seen for hours.
On the other hand, the RSPCA and all the other
members who are now caring for Carly and looking further into what happened, I
believe are doing a very admirable thing. I think it's good that they aren't
ignoring what happened.
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