Newborn puppies saved from being dumped in carrier bag

Six newborn cocker spaniel puppies were saved from being dumped successful a bearer bag, constabulary said.

Two Durham constabulary officers spotted a antheral swinging a bearer container connected the borderline of a slope adjacent Bishop Auckland.

When they enactment connected their bluish lights, helium threw the container connected to the beforehand spot and pretended to cheque a tyre, they said. The puppies were recovered successful the bag.

A antheral successful his 50s was arrested connected suspicion of carnal cruelty and different offences.

The five-day-old puppies, which person been reunited with their parents, are present being looked aft by vets aft being recovered successful the car connected the A689 connected Saturday morning.

PC Liam Vernon from Durham Police said: "The puppies were riddled with fleas and if we'd person passed conscionable seconds before, we would person been nary the wiser.

"Both myself and PC Luke Howie are immense canine lovers, truthful it has been 1 of those jobs which has truly stuck with us.

"We've hardly stopped reasoning astir it but are conscionable gladsome to person saved them - it truly was close place, close time."

The officers heard squealing coming from the sealed container and recovered the puppies, immoderate which had not opened their eyes, inside.

A antheral successful his 50s was arrested connected suspicion of carnal cruelty, wealth laundering and trafficking successful a controlled drug.

He has been released connected bail portion investigations continue.