Puppies just found in bag in a ditch. HELP

[deborahandricky]

Hi Sully
If you could post some pics, you may get some takers..........and I could work on my other half ....lol

[Sully]

Hi all
Just a quick update between feeds - they all seem to be doing fine feeding well etc.
A very nice lady came on friday to have a look at them on behalf of her friends in Venice (the vet referred her to us) - they are interested in possibly taking one of the pups and are coming down to have a look next week (how they will be able to choose I don't know as they are all so gorgeous). She is also telling everyone else she knows to try and get them re-homed.
We only have 3 weeks left before we go back to the UK so time is running out - can you all tell your friends and get them to tell their friends aswell. We would rather they didn't go to the rescue centre as they have 400 dogs already and although they do a marvellous job they can't give them the love & attention they need.
Also need to know at what stage do eyes start to open so that we can try to determine their age.
Thanks again for all your interest & support.

[IRITALIA]

Well done Sully and the wife.
Pups usually open their eyes around the 10-14 day mark.
I wish I was in Italy at the moment as I would be very tempted to adopt one myself.
I am somewhat allergic to dogs but an antihistamine would help that and walking a dog every day would help lose a few of those extra pounds.

[helenhelen]

I have seen the puppies and they are simply adorable! What Karen and Antony have done to save their lives is a small miracle. But this is just the beginning.

What the puppies need now are good, loving homes. They deserve this after such a shocking beginning and I am determined to make sure this story has a happy ending. So, if you can offer a home to one of the puppies, please call Karen: 00 39 0733 668265.

[cedric]

Hi, any more news on the little ones?

[helenhelen]

Yes, yesterday the puppies were doing just fine, thanks to Karen and Antony's devoted care. I live nearby and am doing my best to help find homes for them. We only have 3 weeks to go before Karen and Antony must leave for UK. We cannot bear the idea of the dog pound. Would you have a puppy?

[Technically Blonde]

Originally Posted by Sully

Spoke to the vet this morning who told us there is a charitable organisation who will take all six puppies as puppies are not a problem to re-home

Congratulations on what you have done, it's fantastic. It's so good to know that their are others who care for the stray and abandoned animals. We try to help the cats in our area and our friends who live close by take care of all the dogs, currently having 20 + in their small house and garden (Puglia Pooches. Could you let me have the details of the charitable organisation for me to pass on to Val and Mino as they desperately need to re-home some dogs to make way for more suffering ones.

[Cristiana]

Below you have a list of possible places where to put their tender puppies. Many of them have got a web site to get more information about. Good Luck! Hope they can help you!

IO NON TI ABBANDONO-Via Cardarelli, N.2 MACERATA
IL PICCOLO RIFUGIO-Via G.Pascoli, n.17 SASSOFELTRIO (PU)
LEGA NAZIONALE DIFESA DEL CANE-Sez.di Camerino-Loc.Mecciano.12 CAMERINO
A.R.C.A. MONTESANTO C/da Marignano, n.4 POTENZA PICENA (MC)
ANIMALISTI ITALIANI-Loc.Ceresola, n.7 FABRIANO (AN)
A.R.A.B.E.L.- Via Zanella, n.10 PESARO
I MIEI AMICI ANIMALI-Via Marche, n.1 MONSANO (AN)
LEGAMBIENTE CIRCOLO “LE CESANE” Via Rosselli URBINO (PU)
LEGA NAZIONALE DIFESA DEL CANE-Sez.di Tolentino-Via B.Buozzi 83 TOLENTINO (MC)
AMICI PER LA PELLE Via A.Manzoni, n.10 MACERATA
ANIMAL HOUSE-Via Cavallotti 54- PESARO
A.D.A.-Via Santa Croce, n.31/B FABRIANO (AN)
ANIMAL LIBERATION- Via Prelato, n.13 FANO (PU)
ASSOCIAZIONE “ANITA”-Via Caserme, n.3 FALCONARA MARITTIMA (AN)
PLUTO PROGETTO FAUNA-Via Faleriense, n.271 S.ELPIDIO A MARE (AP)
A.P.P.A.-Via L.Mercantini, n.48 ASCOLI PICENO

I use this occasion to underline how friendly and supportive this community is! Carry on like that!

[helenhelen]

I am busy sending the word into the world about the puppies. Today I have had an enquiry from a friend in London asking to see the photographs. Does anyone know the exact quarantine regulations facing any puppy should anyone living in UK consider adopting one?

[Technically Blonde]

If they have pet passports (which will take about 6 month and 100 - 200 euros per puppy) to get then there are no quarantine regulations.

It may also be able to import the pups without getting passports but still bypassing quarantine regulations, check out the DEFRA website for more info.

As to whether anyone living in the UK consider adopting one, why not? It's a more expensive option then going to the RSPCA or Battersea dogs home but the plight of dogs (and cats) here in Italy is far worse than those in the UK, and here they stand far less a chance of being adopted.
Val and Mino (Puglia Pooches) are going through the process of having two of their rescued puppies adopted into the UK. The pups should go to their new home mid December and their new owner is actively involved in the process and watching it every step of the way!