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The 8000th dog is welcomed by S.A.T. Finding a cardboard box full of puppies isn’t what most people expect when they take their rubbish to the bins.
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owever, that’s what happened in Hondon a few weeks ago when an unsuspecting local resident did just that. Fortunately the box was placed beside, rather than inside the bin, which meant they were less likely to be thrown directly into the refuse collection lorry. ‘This wasn’t the first time we’ve had puppies who’ve literally been thrown away, brought to us,’ explained Glynis from
S.A.T. Sociedad Protectorapara Animales de Torrevieja. ‘Sometimes they are in the bin itself which means that if someone doesn’t come along in time they go straight into the lorry.’ Luckily for this litter of seven puppies this wasn’t to be the case. They were picked up and taken to S.A.T. animal rescue centre in Dolores. There they discovered that the puppies were only two weeks old and therefore unable to feed themselves. ‘Luckily we had some foster carers at the time who were here in Spain and available to take care of them’ explains Glynis. ‘It’s hard work when they’re so young as they need to be fed with a bottle Continued on page 5
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