This week, a good Samaritan in Crowley discovered a litter of puppies left in a container in a field near Meadow Vista Lane. The good Samaritan decided to take action. The eight puppies were in triple-digit heat, barely hanging on.
Although the puppies’ story had a happy ending, things could have turned out quite differently. Collin Stephenson, a deputy with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, claimed that they were abandoned in an area without any cameras and where a new development was being built.
“I don’t know how long they were out. I’m guessing a day or two,” Stephenson stated.
With four dogs of his own, Deputy Stephenson responded quickly to the call about puppies left in a box.
“It’s kind of sad thinking how someone just drops off puppies,” Stephenson stated. “There’s a lot of different resources you can use like giving them to shelters or rescues.”
Stephenson dialed Haley Drew, a 235-pound Irish Wolfhound and Labrador Retriever for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
“I’m a huge animal lover,” Drew stated. “Of course, I immediately went to his call to help out. There were just a bunch of puppies with no water in a field.”
The puppies were given water and placed in air conditioning by the two deputies right away. Deputy Stephenson was especially touched by the puppies.
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“I’m actually going to adopt one,” Stephenson stated. “It’s kind of cool. It’s full circle. Thank God that guy called in saying there’s dogs out here, and hopefully we can get the other seven or eight that are in there adopted out.”
All of the redeemed puppies have their names derived from chips. Lays Potato, Cheese Itz, Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Pringles, and Ruffles are the final seven candies up for adoption.
The puppies, thought to be six-week-old mixes of Shepherd and Border Collie, are presently in need of foster homes, according to Fort Worth Animal Care and Control.
You can email FWACCFOSTER@fortworthtexas.gov or contact the organization at fortworthtexas.gov/animals if you are interested in fostering the little chips. At FWACC, there are over a thousand animals in need of homes.
In Texas, it is illegal to abandon an animal. A $10,000 fine and two years in prison are possible penalties.
