At Hope Rescue in Llanharan, United Kingdom, a startling discovery began with 12 golden and Labrador retrievers running loose in the streets nearly two weeks ago, shocking the community and animal rescuers.
On January 30, the non-profit organization posted on their Facebook page that police and local animal control officers had been rounding up the dogs in the middle of the night. It wasn’t long before more female dogs were spotted, and this time included cocker spaniels.
Late last night we were alerted by the public and South Wales Police to a large group of around 10/12 young Labradors and Golden Retrievers running loose in the lanes. We opened the centre up at midnight to ensure they could be brought in safely, and are hugely grateful to the local community for their outstanding response.
The abandoned dogs included Labradors, golden retrievers, cocker spaniels and mixes of those breeds; the dogs were found in Bridgend, Swansea and Glynneath Port Talbot.
Then a few days later came three more dogs brought in by the police, and one dog brought into the rescue by a local Good Samaritan. More dogs were still being seen. The dogs are thought to have been from a breeder in the area of Bridgend County. Authorities think this was a planned abandonment; all the dogs found in Bridgend were female, and all the dogs dumped in Glynneath were male.
The number of dogs now includes 29, and it is suspected there are still more roaming around the countryside. None of the dogs know how to walk on leashes, are “scared of people” and are about three-years of age with the majority about 18 months old.
ANOTHER GOLDEN RETRIEVER CAUGHT
A huge than you to Neil for using his capture skills to safely bring in this male Golden Retriever, who we have named Murphy. This now brings the total dogs abandoned across three counties to 29. There have been a few more sightings in the Bridgend county area, and we are hoping they can also be safely captured.
Hope Rescue needs your help though, now more than ever. A one-off donation or a regular monthly gift would help to continue their life-changing work for dogs like these vulnerable puppies. This crisis is only getting worse, and your support really would mean the world to us
If anyone has any information about the owner, please call in confidence on 01443 226659 or email [email protected].
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