12 little pups dumped in recycling box

Twelve puppies were dumped by the roadside like rubbish - in a recycling box.

Vets said the dogs had been ill-treated from birth but are now recovering from their ordeal in Penllergaer, near Swansea, South Wales.

The five-week-old pets were crammed into the green plastic container and left to die overnight, according to The Sun.

The Staffordshire bull terrier cross pups were badly dehydrated and too weak to crawl out of the box.

Passers-by found them the next morning and took them to an animal rescue centre half a mile away.

Shelter manager Laura Simpson said: "They were in a bad way after being packed into the bin like sardines.

"It is staggering that someone could just put them out like the rubbish.

"We have treated them with emergency fluids and antibiotics - all 12 have bounced back."
 

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