Largo Police are hunting for suspects who dumped 12 purebred Shiba Inus at Taylor Park last Friday. Every dog tested positive for parvovirus. Park rangers discovered nine puppies crammed inside a storage container. Two adult females wandered the grounds. A tenth puppy arrived Saturday night.
Skyway Animal Hospital in St. Petersburg is now treating the dogs, and four puppies hang on in critical condition. Medical staff say the animals have shown promising signs of recovery.
Dr. Jeff Cartzendafner and his team have been pulling marathon shifts since the dogs came through their doors. “Friday was a good 16-hour day and then yesterday and today were good 12-hour days,” he said, according to FOX 13…