On June 15, a litter of five puppies was rescued from a urine-soaked bag in Queens, New York City. The suspect was trying to sell them illegally from a sack on a street corner. The hot bag was tightly tied up, with the puppies suffocating inside. Moreover, the sack was too small to hold so many puppies and had no ventilation.
Suffocating puppies rescued from hot, urine-soaked bag in New York City
On Saturday, the New York City Police Department rescued five puppies from a hot, urine-soaked bag in Queens. The incident took place in the evening when a woman was trying to sell the canines illegally on a street corner. The officers noticed it when a woman attempted to purchase one from the suspect. However, when the potential buyer asked her if there were more of them, the suspect pulled out a sack with several puppies.
The police department posted about the incident on X — formerly known as Twitter. In the video, one of them noted that the little ones were “dripping in sweat.” It could have proven fatal if the officers hadn’t noticed the suspect on time and promptly rescued the puppies.
Officer Glickman noted that he tried to untie the sack but could only open it by a smidge. When he did, one of the canines stuck out their snout. He then cut open the damp bag soaked in urine and sweat, thus rescuing the five Pit Bull puppies on time. Fortunately, none of them were severely affected by staying in that hot, suffocating bag.
However, one pup was completely unconscious at the bottom. They are now being treated at the Manhattan ASPCA. Moreover, some of them already have a forever home, as officers from the 101st Precinct hope to adopt them and are staying in contact with the ASPCA.
According to NBC 4 New York, the suspect has been arrested and identified as Shirley Medina. She faces six charges of neglect of an impounded animal and six charges of torturing and injuring an animal.
