The RSPCA is interesting for info after a household of French bulldogs had been discovered lifeless in a bag, floating in Leeds canal.
A member of the general public made the heartbreaking discovery final Wednesday, August 23 on a canal by Aire Valley Marina in Leeds. RSPCA animal rescue officer (ARO) Emmeline Myall attended and was saddened to see two grownup dogs – a female and male – and three puppies, who had been round 4 weeks previous, shoved contained in the zipped-up Sports Direct bag.
There was additionally a brick contained in the bag, main the RSPCA to consider that the household of dogs had been intentionally drowned.
ARO Emmeline mentioned: “It is absolutely awful to think what these poor dogs went through. They didn’t appear to be in ill health which makes us, very sadly, believe that they were intentionally drowned. The fact that there were five dogs in this one bag leads us to believe that someone was trying to get rid of them all in one go.
“This is an awful act of animal cruelty and we are urging anyone who has any information to get in touch with us so we can find out what happened to these poor dogs.”
People with info can contact the RSPCA’s appeals line on 0300 123 8018, quoting reference 01139689. The unhappy incident comes as this week the charity launched figures which confirmed stories about cruelty to dogs elevated by 7 per cent in 2022, in comparison with 2021 – with intentional hurt to dogs on the rise too.
