Manhannack and her mother later picked the pups up and buried them. Photo / Supplied
Manhannack and her mother later picked the pups up and buried them. Photo / Supplied
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A south Auckland woman is reeling after discovering a pile of dead puppies when she was picking up rubbish behind a petrol station.
Pukekohe woman Leah Manhannack was picking up rubbish from around the BP in the Bombay Hills yesterday afternoon when she found the animals.
The29-year-old told the Herald she frequently spent time picking up rubbish around south Auckland.
Yesterday she was with her two dogs cleaning up around the McDonalds restaurant in the Bombay complex, before she headed around to the back of the BP petrol station.
Manhannack said it appeared the puppies, which looked to be pitbulls, had died recently.
It was not clear how they had died, though she said one appeared to have a broken neck.
Manhannack reported her discovery to police along with the SPCA, and also posted about the incident on her local community Facebook page.
She left the site, shocked and upset, but later returned with her mother to pick them up and bury them.
A police spokeswoman confirmed they had received a report on Friday morning that 6 dead puppies had been found at the back of the truck stop area.
"It appears the person who made the report to Police had already spoken to the SPCA, who had made arrangements to collect the puppies," she said.
She said there were "unfortunately" no lines of enquiry for the police to pursue.
Manhannack said the ordeal hit her hard.
"I just don't understand why you would do that - what would drive you to do that. There are places that could help, you know people out there that are wanting to adopt."
"That's why it's so important to get your dogs fixed."
