Puppies Left In A Box At A Gas Station. Rescue

Malka · Sep 6, 2014

Just like that, Johnny Ping had 10 more newborn puppies on his hands.

They had been left in a box at an Indianapolis gas station in early August, and the odds of survival weren't good. Local police called a nearby shelter, but it wasn't a great option.

"Young pups with no mother to feed them are a high risk of mortality," says Ping. "With the probability of disease at a large shelter, the risk of mortality is even greater."

The shelter reached out asking if Ping -- a musician who volunteers with Casa del Toro, a nonprofit pit bull rescue group based in Indiana -- could help.

He could. Casa Del Toro has cared for 58 dogs so far this year, already more than double from 2013. That means the group's resources -- like its puppy formula supply -- are stretched. But the enthusiastic foster network was still ready to jump.

"We had already rescued a partial litter of orphaned pups just a week before, so there were already willing volunteer homes to help take on this effort," Ping says.

Those volunteers have bottle fed all the many wee ones, taken them to the vet, and "cleaned up their cute little messes," says Ping, all while getting the doggies socialized and ready for adoption.
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Full article and some really cute photographs here...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/05/puppies-gas-station_n_5773004.html?utm_hp_ref=dogs

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

Janet · Sep 6, 2014

What beautiful puppies - I hope people will be queuing up to rehome them!

6JRT's · Sep 6, 2014

I want the one in collar but can't as them horrible Government idiots have banned Pitbulls in England

Janet · Sep 7, 2014

6JRT's said: ↑

I want the one in collar but can't as them horrible Government idiots have banned Pitbulls in England
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It looks as if you'd have to move to Indianapolis anyway to have one of those gorgeous pups, as it seems their policy to to only rehome in-state.

You'll have to emigrate Tina!

Janet · Sep 7, 2014

Janet said: ↑

It looks as if you'd have to move to Indianapolis anyway to have one of those gorgeous pups, as it seems their policy to to only rehome in-state.

You'll have to emigrate Tina!
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On second thoughts - if you do emigrate, don't take the gnomes and the onesies and the novelty wellies. Not sure if America is ready for that!

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