SHOCKING TRUTH

This heartbreaking image shows the moment 20 puppies were rescued by the RSPCA after being dumped by the side of the road. On 29 July, the puppies were found stuffed inside a metal crate and abandoned by a lay-by in Fryerning, Essex. Believed to be from two or more litters, one of the puppies was so weak it sadly could not be saved, and the surviving pups each weighed less than a bag of sugar.

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