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September 11, 2007

Newborn pups apparently dumped at S. Kingstown pond

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The police today were looking for whoever left four newborn rottweiler-mix puppies at Tucker Pond.

The animals, about 6 ounces in size and estimated to be only hours old, were found in the muck at the pond’s edge around 6:20 p.m., Animal Control Officer Robert Wilson said. The umbilical cords were still attached, and their eyes remained shut.

“It appeared someone was trying to dump them,” Wilson said.

The puppies were taken to Washington County Veterinary Hospital, where they were bottle fed and cared for overnight. A technician there said they seemed healthy and were doing well, and were turned over to another veterinarian this afternoon.

The police were asking anyone who was aware of a rottweiler or Labrador that was no longer pregnant, but that did not have puppies, to contact their department at (401) 783-3321.

“We’d kind of like to find out who did this,” Wilson said.

-- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

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