8 Puppies Abandoned At Philly Target

PHILADELPHIA — Several puppies were found abandoned outside a store in Philadelphia over the weekend, according to ACCT Philadelphia.

The rescue group said the puppies, just hours old with umbilical cords still attached and eyes not yet open, were found late Friday afternoon in a bag in a shopping cart at the Target store at 1 Mifflin St.

The woman who found the puppies brought them to ACCT, where they were treated and taken in by Outcast Rescue.

However, one puppy is unlikely to survive, and medical concerns have arisen in other puppies, the group said.

"These puppies are not the only animals to have been abandoned today," ACCT Philly said. "If you can no longer care for your pet, or pets, please do not abandon them. These puppies would have frozen to death had they not been seen by the good Samaritan or decided to keep walking. They still may not make it but if we had been able to get information about anything they may have been exposed to, and they had found rescue sooner, they’d have a better chance."

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