Mother dog and her 9 puppies abandoned at B.C. garbage dump

A mother dog and her puppies were found abandoned at the Puntzi Lake Landfill inside a sealed box on June 5.

The B.C. SPCA isasking the public to help find the owner who left them.

"It is against the law to abandon an animal," said Lorie Chortyk, SPCA's general manager of communications.

"So, at this point, we are just looking for information, but certainly if we identify the person who haddone this, we would be looking at animal cruelty charges."

The canine family stayed overnight at a local veterinary clinic before being transferred to the QuesnelandDistrict SPCA the next morning.

Casey the name given to the mother by the SPCA is approximately a year old and is believed to be a border collie/husky mix. She has five male and four female puppies that are about one week old.

Thefamily is currently in foster careand will be looked after for approximately seven more weeks until the puppies are old enough to leave their mother.

After those weeks, all the animals will be available for adoption.

"Unfortunately, it would have been so easy for those animals to suffocate and die if someone hadn't happened upon them," said Chortyk.

"The SPCA is really looking for any information anyone might have if they recognize the mother dog to help us track down who might own this dog and who might have left them there."

Anyone with information is asked to call the B.C.SPCA's toll free hotline at1-855-622-7722.