Race Day Live (Fort Worth, TX) – An animal rescue worker discovered eight puppies who were dumped in a trash can on New Year’s Day and are now getting a second chance.
Fort Worth resident and longtime Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) volunteer Matt McEntire found the litter of puppies in a garbage can at Fort Worth’s Crestwood Park.
“Thanks to the compassion and quick action of one of our amazing volunteers, these little ones are now safe, warm, and on their way to recovery,” Cassie Davidson, the senior director of marketing, communications & public relations for the Humane Society, tells PEOPLE. “This story is a powerful reminder of the impact kindness and community support can have on lives in need.”
Huddled together in the cramped enclosure were the black and brown puppies, who were shepherd/pit bull mixes, and were about seven or eight weeks old when the man discovered them. While strolling around Crestwood Park with his dog Dublin, 12-year HSNT volunteer McEntire noticed that Dublin began to tug at his leash.
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“I knew that he noticed something,” McEntire tells PEOPLE. “So I got up, and then I heard the little yelping from the puppies.”
Just so you know, McEntire has a history of rescuing puppies from park trashcans during his time at the Humane Society.
“Five years ago, I found two puppies in a trashcan at the same park, two German Shepherds,” according to McEntire. “I put it on Facebook, and the two of them were gone in a couple of hours.”
When McEntire found the puppies, he had the difficult task of bringing them over a mile to his home, where they would be secure.
“Dublin doesn’t like other dogs. He doesn’t like any dog at all, but for some reason, the devil didn’t even pass one bite at them puppies,” McEntire says of his dog. “It was the strangest thing I’ve ever come across. Because I was afraid, he would start to bite them. But he didn’t.”
With the puppies in tow, he returned them to their house and placed a heat light in his insulated garage. The young dogs were said to have fallen asleep after a quick supper, according to McEntire.
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Given McEntire’s Irish heritage, HSNT bestowed Irish names on all of the puppies: Phineas, Guinness, Dublin, O’Malley, Lorcan, Finnegan, Paddy, and Keeva.
According to Davidson, who spoke with PEOPLE, a few of the puppies are still not well enough to be adopted just yet because they have upper respiratory infections.
“As long as they stay healthy, a few will be ready for adoption this week,” Davidson shares. “It’s a moving target with such small pups; one day, they are fine, and the next, they have spiraled. We’re doing our very best to save their little lives.”
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