Appeal launched for 8 pups found abandoned in zipped-up holdall

[minder]

Did anyone spot this story in yesterday's Southwark News?

A dog walker's pet took an interest in a zipped-up holdall last Saturday near Goose Green and the owner found eight puppies inside.

Unbelievable that someone could do this to living creatures.

They are staffie-crossbreed and are still too young to go to new homes but if you are interested in rehoming one go to www.bluecross.org.uk.

[Mscrawthew]

Sadly this kind of thing happens all the time. We have a cat at New Hope Animal Rescue who was zipped up in a holdall and chucked in the river. Luckily someone saw it happen and managed to get to him. At this time of year loads of animals are dumped because it`s out with the old and in with the new for xmas. A large percentage of the new animals are then thrown out around in the early months of the New year because people can`t be bothered with them or lose interest when the cute puppy or kitten starts to grow. It`s already at crisis point in the animal rescue world because animals are being given up because of personal finances, add to that the hundreds of animals being bred to line the owners pockets and you end up with a lot of unwanted animals with no decent homes to go to. The rescue I work with is non destruct a lot of them aren`t and hundreds of animals are being put to sleep each week. Please think before you buy any animal and ensure you can look after it for life. It should after all be part of the family not a disposable item to be thrown away without consideration of where it may end up.

[japseylarue]

Well said!

[The Minkey]

I struggle to understand the mentality behind dumping animals this way - although when I was a girl we had a neighbour who dealt with his cat's litters by drowning them in a bucket of water - it seems both cowardly and heartless.

[Mscrawthew]

To a lot of people they mean nothing. We have had dogs tied to goal posts, park benches and left to die in the middle of woods, Emaciated and dying through sheer neglect. A 6 week old bishon x puppy was handed in a few weeks ago with problems with his Patella`s, severely dehydrated and full of worms that hadn`t been treated he was in a really bad way. Sadly even after extensive vet treatment he lost his battle :-( Another puppy not even old enough to leave Mum who had no life from the moment he was born.

This is Womble, thrown out in the streets with severe Demodex Mange which is easily treatable. She has been one of the lucky one`s. Now rehomed

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320619921298741.92291.100000522074097&type=3

[bonniebird]

We live in a throw away society which has extended to animals :( disgusts me.

[jane1]

where is new hope animal rescue

[Mscrawthew]

Niall is in Bexleyheath :-)