Dead puppy found dumped in carrier bag in Worcester

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 19:00 · Archive

Dog walkers discovered a dead puppy wrapped in a sheet inside a carrier bag in a Worcester field on Saturday morning.

A dead puppy, believed to be a lurcher aged about two to three months, was found in a B&M carrier bag in a field near Warndon Hub off Shap Drive in Worcester on Saturday morning. Dog walkers discovered the bag by bushes near a primary school when one of their own dogs began sniffing it. The puppy was wrapped in a bed sheet.

One of the dog walkers who found it said the bag must have been placed there recently, as it was not wet despite rain falling the night before. Another dog walker initially hesitated to open it, saying: 'It feels heavy, I don't want to look in that.' A man with the group opened the bag to discover the puppy inside.

The woman who found the dog, who did not want to be named, described it as heartbreaking. She said: 'It was really sad to think somebody could just dump an animal like that.' The RSPCA has confirmed it is formally investigating the incident, and West Mercia Police has been informed.

How it is being reported

• Heartbreak as 'starved' dead puppy 'dumped in carrier bag in Worcester'The dead lurcher puppy was found in carrier bag in a field near Warndon Hub community field off Shap Drive, Warndon, Worcester as RSPCA probe launchedMalvern Gazette · 9 Oct, 18:00
• Heartbreak as 'starved' dead puppy 'dumped in carrier bag in Worcester'The dead lurcher puppy was found in carrier bag in a field near Warndon Hub community field off Shap Drive, Warndon, Worcester as RSPCA probe launchedWorcester News · 9 Oct, 18:00

In this story: RSPCA · West Mercia Police · Warndon · Worcester

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