ALEXANDRIA, VA – This is a story no one wants to write. So. Much. Wrong. Here.
And yet … “Momma” and her newborn puppies were brought to the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) over the weekend after they were found abandoned in a wet cardboard box near Jones Point Park.
By the time the little family arrived at the AWLA, all but three of the newborn puppies had passed away. Momma and her remaining three puppies were rushed to the Veterinary Emergency Group. They performed emergency surgery to remove one more deceased puppy still inside Momma, and then, heartbreakingly and despite everyone’s best efforts, the remaining three puppies passed away over the next 24 hours…