A lot of consideration should go into the decision of having pets: you should have a welcoming and friendly home, you should have time and if you do not get them neutered, you should be ready to take care of their litter.
A dog with six new born puppies was found abandoned and tied to a chain in a field in County Roscommon, Ireland.
The poor dog was spotted by a walker and the puppies were so young that they had not even opened their eyes yet.?The dog and her puppies were quickly taken to ISPCA National Animal Centre in Longford.?
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"Leaving a young dog only two years old tied up without water, food or shelter most definitely put her along with her young puppies¡¯ lives at risk.
"I don¡¯t understand how anyone can think it is okay to leave a dog tied to a gate to nurse her puppies.
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"With the recent level of rainfall and cold weather this week, the outcome could have been very different and I¡¯m happy we were alerted so we could help them," The Sun quoted ISPCA centre manager Hugh O¡¯Toole as saying.?
It is a legal requirement in Ireland for pet dogs to be micro chipped. The dog that was found did not have a microchip. Now the dog has been named Emma Lou and her six puppies are called Billy Ray, Dixie, Dolly, June and Patsy.
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ISPCA advice pet owners to get their pets timely neutered if they are not ready to take care of litters.?
It is cruel of the owner to abandon a dog because they apparently could not take care of six more puppies, they could have been put up for adoption.?