Mother & 6 Puppies Found in Dumpster

Baldwin Co. Animal Control found a mom and her six Miniature Pinscher-Chihuahua mix puppies in a dumpster on Upper Bryant's Landing Road in Stockton.
Children playing in the area told an Animal Control officer they heard whimpering coming from the dumpster. The officer looked inside and found the mother and her two week old puppies in a wooden box.
"Pets are not garbage." said Kathy Eddy, the executive director of the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center. "This is not the right way to deal with unwanted puppies. I'm saddened to think someone couldn't take the time to take the mother and pups to an animal shelter where they would have been treated humanely."
The puppies will stay at the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center until they can be adopted out in early February.
Whomever is responsible faces animal cruelty charges. "Under the Gucci Act, a six month sentence can be imposed for each of the seven abandoned dogs," Eddy said.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office at 251.937.0202.