Struggling owners have been urged to contact a welfare charity after the discovery of an abandoned litter of seven puppies.
Dogs Trust is a support organisation which takes in canines after relationship breakdowns, finance issues and family crises.
A woman out walking in Co Meath returned to her car to discover a bucket on the roof containing pups so young their eyes hadn’t opened fully.
She contacted Dogs Trust who took the tiny animals into their puppy wing in their rehoming centre in Finglas.
Manager Maciej Trojanowicz said: “We are very worried about their mum, what happened to her and why she was separated from her puppies and would urge her owner to contact us.
“Bottle feeding puppies is very rewarding but exhausting, especially throughout the night and there is always a fear with puppies so young that they might not survive.
“Thankfully, these little ones seem to be strong and healthy and we think they will be quite large when fully grown, given their size for their age.”
- For details go to www.dogstrust.ie.
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