Almost a dozen puppies were dumped on a roadside in Waikato last week.
The SPCA Hamilton responded to a welfare call in Huntly from a public member, who found 11 one-week-old puppies cuddled up closely together in a box left on the side of a road.
Since the puppies were at a newborn age, they would have died within 12 hours of being left without appropriate care, if the member of the public hadn’t reacted promptly.
The puppies are currently residing at the Hamilton centre, which urges pet owners to desex their pets to prevent unwanted litters.
Hamilton’s SPCA centre manager Kyla Robb, told Waikato Herald all puppies were doing well and getting prepared for adoption once they turn 8 weeks old. The puppies are 3 weeks old now.