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Happy ending to Donegal puppy tail 23.04.14

ALMOST 30 puppies found in a filthy and neglected state in Co Donegal have found happy 'furever' homes.
The discovery of 28 springer spaniels and one young Labrador at a property near Lifford, Co Donegal in January shocked animal welfare groups.
Weak and neglected...some of the neglected spaniel pups huddled together after they were rescued in Co Donegal in January.
The pups, aged from three-to-five months, were found huddled together in their own excrement. They could barely stand up and were petrified of human contact.
They were being fed by their owner but their coats were severely discoloured and completely caked in their own filth.
Seventeen of the animals were discovered during an ISPCA inspection shortly after eleven pups were voluntarily surrendered by their owner who had become ill.
Such was the scale of the operation, the 29 animals had to be divided among four animal rescue groups, north and south, for intensive care.
Donegal Pet Rescue took in the first eleven pups with six each going to Donegal’s Animals in Need and the Rainbow Re-homing Centre and Assisi Animal Sanctuary in counties Derry and Down, respectively.
Happy tail...Lucky the springer spaniel lives up to his name after surviving a serious case of neglect in Co Donegal.
Public appeals saw donations flood in to help with feeding, grooming, spaying and other bills.
Donegal Pet Rescue fostering co-ordinator Ryan McCauley described the case as one of the most "gruesome" he had seen. He praised the compassionate response to the animals' plight from the public and counterpart organisations across the border.
He said after about two months’ intensive treatment, all the dogs had now left foster care for permanent homes across Donegal and the North.
"We are delighted to say that all of them have been re-homed. It is an absolutely brilliant result from what started out as a heartbreaking case," he said.
"It is a very good outcome to what could have been had the pups been left any longer where they were."
Here's Lucy...One of the gorgeous springer spaniel pups who was rescued along with 28 others near Lifford, Co Donegal, last January.
Mr McCauley said the dogs were re-homed individually. He said they were still quite timid but were settling well and growing more confident by the day in their new homes.
"They are still a bit shy and nervous with strangers but they are ten times more outgoing than they were when they were found,” he added.
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