An appeal has been launched after a dead puppy was found in a box in Lichfield.
The RSPCA said a member of the public had found the female black bully-type dog with a white chin at the St Chad’s end of Stowe Pool on Sunday afternoon (3rd March).
The charity’s animal rescue officer Graeme Brookes said the dog was believed to be around 10 to 12 weeks old.
“She was found in a yellow cardboard box with multiple stickers on it saying ‘RIP BELLE’.
“She was also wrapped in a black pair of Peaky Blinders boxer shorts. She had no apparent injuries, however the dog was very malnourished.
“A vet believes that the puppy has only been dead for 24 to 36 hours.”
Graeme Brooke
The puppy wasn’t microchipped, so the RSPCA has launched an appeal to try and find out how the dog came to be there.
“We don’t know what the cause of death was or what has happened, so we are appealing for anyone with any first hand information to give us a call.”
Graeme Brooke
Anyone with information can contact the RSPCA on 0300 123 8018.
Poor little dog and what sort of specimen thinks it’s acceptable to put the puppy’s body in a box and just dump it in a heartless manner? Society is just getting worse and worse!
I would imagine a backyard breeder who cannot sell, gift or rehome it now under the Bully legislation. Even if it was dumped alive it would have destroyed unless it did not meet the bully breed criteria or the owner could be traced and had an exemption certificate. All I can say is one less if it is a Bully.