4:53pm Monday 8th March 2010
By Andy Carswell
A PUPPY aged less than a week old has died after being dumped in a cardboard box in Holmer Green.
The Dark Brindle puppy was one of four to be found by the RSPCA after being dumped some time between 3 pm-6.05pm on Tuesday March 2.
It died at around 7.30pm last night while in the care of a vet.
The dogs were discovered in a cardboard box which was open at the top and had no paper or bedding in it.
The RSPCA today launched an appeal for information to trace the person who abandoned the puppies.
Chief Inspector Rob Skinner told the Bucks Free Press: “This was a terrible thing to do. One of the puppies has died and it could possibly have been saved if they had gone to the RSPCA or a vet rather than dumping them on a doorstep on a freezing cold night.”
He said the animals, which were estimated to be five or six days old when found, were being hand-reared by volunteers from the South Bucks Branch of the RSPCA after being treated and checked by vets at the Crossroads surgery in High Wycombe.
Anyone with information on who owned the puppies and dumped them can contact investigating RSPCA Inspector Martin Rivett on 03001234999.
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