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VANCOUVER – Two terrier-cross puppies are now safely in the care of the BC SPCA after they were seized from a home near Ladysmith.
The male puppies, only a few months old, were tethered outdoors in freezing temperatures without food or water.
“It was heartbreaking to see how these little puppies were being forced to live,” says BC SPCA senior animal protection officer Tina Heary. “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.”
Heary says the puppies were huddled together, wet and shivering, when they were found. “One of the puppies was so compromised he could only take a couple of steps before falling over. Both were extremely weak, weighing only two-three kilograms each.”
The two puppies have been named Casey and Finnegan and are now at the Nanaimo SPCA. They are expected to make a full recovery and are receiving veterinary treatment around-the-clock.
Charges of animal cruelty are pending against the puppies’ owner.
Contributions to the BC SPCA can be made at spca.bc.ca/support.
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