This is the heartbreaking moment two tiny puppies were dumped in a garden.
A man was caught on CCTV tipping the defenceless Lhasa Apsos out of a white plastic carrier bag over the wall of a house in Bradford Manchester, West Yorkshire.
Now the RSPCA has launched an investigation and is appealing for information after the two puppies, who have been named Pippin and Perdy, were abandoned.
Lhasa Apso puppies Pippin and Perdy were abandoned by a man who dumped them in the garden of a house
The puppies – a male and female – are now being cared for by staff at RSPCA Preston & District branch. Pippin and Perdy are receiving treatment and regular baths to treat their skin infection
RSPCA inspector Sally Bamforth said: ‘The CCTV clearly shows a man walk past and then stop before holding a carrier bag over the wall and tipping it out into the garden.
‘Then, as he walks away, he pauses as the two tiny, disorientated puppies appear from underneath a bush and potter across the lawn.
‘The footage shows the man wrapped up in a big coat so it was obviously a cold night and you can see lashings of rain across the camera. These puppies were tiny, far too young to be away from their mum and were practically bald due to a nasty skin infection.
‘They must have been freezing and it’s a miracle that they survived until they were discovered.’
CCTV captured the horrifying moment a man dumped two dogs in a garden. He was seen loitering near to the wall before lifting up the white plastic carrier bag
The man – wearing a big coat to protect himself from the elements – then tips the bag upside down, dumping the dogs in the rain
He then walks away. The timestamp on the CCTV showed that the duo were dumped shortly after 9.10pm on Thursday, September 28
The timestamp on the CCTV showed that the duo were dumped shortly after 9.10pm on Thursday, September 28 and the animal welfare charity was called at around 2.45am on September 29 after the puppies were discovered in the garden of a house in Sanderson Avenue.
They are now releasing the footage in the hopes of tracking down the culprit.
Inspector Bamforth added: ‘To abandon any animal is cruel but to dump these tiny, vulnerable puppies like this is just unspeakable.
‘Watching the footage is heartbreaking, anything could have happened to these little pups.
As the man walks off the two tiny animals can be seen walking through the grass in the driving rain. The RSPCA has released the footage in a bid to track down the culprit
Georgina Meeks, who has been looking after the pair, said the ‘extremely affectionate’ dogs are doing well after receiving treatment
‘Ultimately I’m investigating the abandonment of these pups but I’m also concerned for the welfare of their mother.’
The puppies – a male and female – are now being cared for by staff at RSPCA Preston & District branch.
Pippin and Perdy are receiving treatment and regular baths to treat their skin infection.
Georgina Meeks, who has been looking after the pair, said: ‘They are doing really well. They love their food, they scoff it down. And they’re really perky, very playful and extremely affectionate.
‘They absolutely love each other and cuddle up together for naps – it’s so cute.’
Anyone with information should call 0300 123 8018.