Two of the six puppies left abandoned in Melfort July 27. (North East SPCA/Facebook)

By Cam Lee

Abandoned puppies

Puppies abandoned in Melfort late last month now up for adoption

Aug 6, 2024 | 2:05 PM

What could have been a tragic story has become a tale of caring and philanthropy.

The North East SPCA was notified July 27 of a litter of six puppies that were left abandoned outside the Pizza Hut restaurant on the outskirts of Melfort.

The puppies were taken to the North East SPCA and soon after fostered by generous families. (North East SPCA/Facebook)

Vice president of communications with the SPCA Bill Wood told northeastNOW volunteers quickly showed up at the SPCA to help find foster families for the pups, as they were too young to keep at the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter.

“We make a lot of phone calls that way because we…were in an emergency situation,” explained Wood.

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Two puppies were fostered the same day they were dropped off, with the foster family driving two hours round trip to pick up the dogs.

“We wanted to foster them in pairs because they were suffering from some trauma, so they’re better together,” Wood said.

A volunteer couple took a pair of puppies home on Saturday as well, with two more out-of-town fosters driving a couple of hours round-trip to take the remaining two pups home to keep the litter mates together.

(North East SPCA/Facebook)

Wood said there is a lot of work looking after dogs that young.

“They need to be fed every four hours, there’s cleaning, and there’s comforting and socialization, so the foster families really stepped up and certainly the volunteers really stepped up as well,” said Wood.

The first vet check for the four puppies that were last to be fostered was paid anonymously by a gracious donor, and food costs were also covered.

(North East SPCA/Facebook)

The lab/husky mix puppies are now available for adoption. There are five females and one male, by the names of Sunny, Summer, Daisy, Honey, Ellie, and Marlo.

“They’re very, very affectionate and they’re (really) playful pups too,” said Wood. “It’s just really unfortunate that someone had just dropped them off at Pizza Hut on that Saturday.”

Donations are being accepted for milk replacer, which Wood said is very expensive. He said PetValu in Melfort helped them by donating cans and pouches. Supplies have been sent to the foster families, and there is some dry puppy kibble at the shelter once the pups transition to solid food.

Wood said anyone interested in adopting the puppies can fill out an adoption form on their website, or call the shelter at 306-752-7722.

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