FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A heart-wrenching occurrence become a case of 2nd opportunities outside a family pet rescue’s doorstep in Fort Lauderdale when a confidential individual left a box including 4 newborn puppies.
The rescue staff made the stunning discovery on July 4.
Inside package were 4 small, unprotected puppies, delegated look after themselves.
“A gentleman came up from behind me and handed me a container and when I looked down, there were four newborn puppies in the container,” said Kara Starzyk with Abandoned Pet Rescue. “He was walking away before I could even ask him any questions.”
Ring monitoring video revealed a black sedan parked near the family pet rescue. A man is seen leaving the vehicle with package of puppies and attempting to tempt the mom out.
The puppies’ mom, bearing the scars of an unrefined cut on her stomach, is presumed to have actually been made use of for breeding and after that subjected to a C-section to provide the puppies, just to be abandoned later.
“There was an incision going down her belly and it showed us that somebody, who was using her for breeding, had somebody that was not a professional veterinarian, come and slice her open to remove those babies from her,” said Starzyk.
Despite the rescue group’s efforts to save innocent lives, just one of the puppies handled to endure. “They had slices on their neck. One of them was missing an ear. One of them was sliced on the bottom of their foot which all probably occurred while they were cutting her open to remove the puppies,” said Starzyk.
This amazing survivor received much-needed care and attention from the devoted members of the Milk Drunk Foundation, an animal rescue organization focusing on neonatal care. In a touching homage, the durable puppy was offered the name “Tzatziki.”
“She’s doing wonderful,” said Nicole Mayo with the Milk Drunk Foundation. “I’ve had her since she was maybe three days old. She’s been bottle-fed around the clock every three hours but she’s doing wonderful. She’s growing, she’s chunky.”
The enduring mom, now called Betsy in honor of the day she was discovered, showed amazing strength and strength.
“We focus on getting Betsy to heel. She was heartbroken losing her puppies and what we did is we gave her stuffed animals, which she quickly embraced and she carried them everywhere with her,” said Starzyk. “Everywhere on the walks, she would put them underneath her, when she would sleep like she was nursing them. That really brought her a lot of comfort.”
Following a complete healing, she is now under the mindful care of Abandoned Pet Rescue, where she and her puppies were abandoned.
“I do think the kindest thing they did was bring her to our shelter. At least they gave her and the puppies a chance,” said Starzyk. “For that we are grateful but it does not excuse what they did to her.”
To learn more about Abandoned Pet Rescue, click here.
