So I thought this morning would be like any other typical Wednesday morning for me: get up, take Danni to class, take shower, (maybe) eat breakfast, go to class. It just wasn't to be.
As I was applying makeup/fixing my hair this morning, at around 9:20, my friend/next door neighbor Stephanie called.
Okay wait, let me back up.
On Sunday night my neighbor T.J. (owns and lives in the duplex Stephanie lives in) came over to tell us one of his dogs had puppies under his house and he didn't know what to do. So naturally we told him to get them out from under his house and put them in a box inside. It's really too hot for those puppies to be under his house right now. So he did and there were four of them. Two black, two white. Currently, they are only four days old.
Now, back to this morning.
Stephanie called and said, "Hey, there's a box with some puppies on my front porch."
"Yeah, T.J.'s dog had puppies, they're his don't worry about it."
"Well, they're crying and hot and covered in fleas."
"Shit, hold on."
Edward was here this morning so we walked over to Steph's porch and there, in this dirty box covered in, you know... were four dying puppies. They were overheated, dehydrated and I couldn't find their mother anywhere (she's a crazy, formally abused, neurotic dog). I freaked out, grabbed the box and ran it to my house. The puppies were crying, and definitely flea-ridden and foaming at the mouth. It was horrible.
I took them out of the box and put them on the floor, because it's hardwood and cool. Edward called Animal Control and we waited.
The white dogs were in better condition than the black ones, but still, I think if they had stayed outside any longer they would have died from the heat. It was 90 degrees at nine this morning, it's 103 right now. Four day old puppies can't be out in that kind of heat, any idiot knows that.
Animal Control showed up at around 9:45 and took the puppies, so hopefully they'll be okay. I'll probably call tomorrow to check on them. And I'll tell T.J. that I'm sorry his puppies are gone, but I couldn't just let them die outside in the heat.
Now I have to worry even more because his OTHER dog had puppies yesterday and they're under a shed in his backyard. Yes, I tried to get underneath the shed, no I didn't fit. The puppies seem like they're okay, and I didn't notice any dead ones. I'm going to check again later tonight.
Poor puppies. :( Animal neglect is such a horrible thing.
» randomjunk on 2007-08-22 07:38:50
I would have done the same thing. I can't stand to see an animal hurt.
» Princess_00 on 2007-08-22 11:12:14
oh dear. i would cry my heart out to see the puppies died.
» renaye on 2007-08-23 03:09:39
Poor puppies!! I'm wondering if that guy is stupid or something..
» Nuttz on 2007-08-23 06:20:07
Aaaww..Poor Puppies!! I'm sure animal rescue will take great care of the puppies. My aunts dog got sick after having puppies, only one of which lived and we had to bottle feed her and do it like every hour..It was adorable but I wish she would have let animal rescue take over.
» lyndeep on 2007-08-23 02:23:33
puppies! what was that guy thinking leaving them outside? weird?
» bananaface on 2007-08-23 09:39:20
Aww.. I want a puppy now.w
And I'm not even an animal person.
I do like lions, though. Simba!
» Dilated on 2007-08-24 10:29:48
That's horrible. Reading that made me want to punch this TJ character. Who's that stupid?!
» Illicit on 2007-08-24 09:47:54
oh my gosh, that makes me so sad. i hope the puppies are okay...
» afterhours on 2007-08-27 09:23:06
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