Police look for ‘low-life’ who dumped pups

UXBRIDGE – Police here are searching for the person or persons responsible for tying up six puppies in a bag and dumping them in the Blackstone River.

The puppies were discovered by a kayaker Sunday afternoon at around 1 p.m. Police responding to the scene found the puppies tied up together in a grain bag and apparently left for dead after being dumped in the river off River road. The puppies, all of them only days old, included three males and three females.

The puppies are believed to be a labrador mix.

Uxbridge Animal Control Officer Kevin Sullivan responded to the scene and took possession of the puppies. As of Monday, the pup- pies were doing well, and were expected to survive.

The puppies are currently being kept together, and are being cared for by a professional until they are able to be adopted.

The Police Department posted a heart-wrenching picture of the puppies on Facebook Sunday. Calling it a “heinous” act, police say

they’re looking for the “low life” responsible.

Anyone with any information that might lead to the apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the crime any information that could lead us to the individual responsible for this crime, please contact Det. Steven Prior or Officer Benjamin Smoot at Uxbridge Police Dept. at 508-278-7755.

Police say they are also interested in identifying and speaking with a party that was on a mountain bike in the area between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Submitted photo Six young puppies are pictured resting after they were rescued by a kayaker, who found them floating in a sack in the Blackstone River. The police are searching for whoever is responsible for leaving them to die.