Puppies abandoned at local Pizza Hut over the weekend
Shocking discovery in Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucy: This past Saturday, employees of a local Pizza Hut franchise were met with an unexpected and disturbing sight. Next to their dumpster, a rusted cage was left, containing five young puppies. The discovery was made after a man, who wished to remain anonymous, entered the Pizza Hut location and let the staff know about the puppies.
The restaurant employees moved promptly to alert the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society which swiftly responded by dispatching their on-call representative to pick up the puppies. Regrettably, one of the puppies was found with a broken neck and grievously did not survive to receive veterinary care.
Humane Society Director voices concern
“It’s very unfortunate and very saddening that someone would feel the need to leave puppies in a cage in a dumpster area. There are so many resources available for help. If you do find yourself with an unexpected or unwanted litter, call us. That’s what we’re there for,” voiced Lorri Hare, the Director at the Humane Society.
“We’re here to help. We would much rather these animals come to us where we can place them in loving homes instead of being abandoned, neglectfully treated, or worse. This year, we have been seeing a lot of such cases,” added Hare with palpable disappointment.
Hare further disclosed that the Humane Society has been receiving between 40 to 50 new animals per day in the past few days. The Humane Society has been constantly at full capacity for dogs and puppies for around a year and a half.
Urging public cooperation
The Director emphasized the importance of getting pets neutered or spayed as a way to control overpopulation. According to Hare, this can be a significant contribution at a community level to help prevent unfortunate instances of abandonment and neglect. The Humane Society is also stepping up its support by performing spay and neutering services six days a week.
No shortage of help
Of the four rescued puppies, two have been placed in a foster home, with the other two awaiting their turn to be picked by their temporary foster care provider.
“We’ve had many people reach out to us wanting to help. The puppies need to go to foster care for about two weeks to monitor them and get them a bit older. We believe they’re roughly 5 weeks old, thus they need a couple more weeks before they can be up for adoption. We’ve received a lot of interest and we don’t anticipate any difficulties in finding them loving homes,” said a hopeful Hare.
If interested in adopting the puppies once they become available, reach out to the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society. For more information, visit their website at https://www.bgshelterpets.com or call them at (270) 842-8572.
