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Three puppies dumped near a duck pond in Porirua, north of Wellington, are lucky to be alive, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) says.
The puppies, aged just a few days old, would have died had they not been found last night, Wellington SPCA chief executive Judi Weir said.
"Puppies of this age need their mother. These puppies would have died of either hunger, dehydration or cold," she said.
"All the owners had to do was call us and we would have come and collected them. This would have prevented the puppies suffering and we could have arranged to get the mother dog desexed to prevent more unwanted puppies being born."
A foster carer was looking after the puppies and feed them every two-three hours day and night for the next few weeks.
Ms Weir urged anyone with information on the puppies to contact her.
- NZPA
