Imagine strolling through your hometown, lost in thought, when suddenly, soft whimpers catch your attention.

Following the sound, you come across a box with 7 tiny puppies peeking through a hole, pleading for rescue.

This was the reality for a San Antonio, Texas woman.

As she passed a local business, the unfamiliar sound drew her in. Inside the box, she discovered seven puppies, seemingly abandoned overnight, struggling for air due to a heavy water hose placed on top, presumably to prevent them from escaping.

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Their desperate attempts to breathe involved nudging the box open slightly with their snouts.

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Fortunately, the woman was a rescue volunteer. She reached out to numerous local shelters, but all were at capacity.

Heartbreakingly, suggestions arose to euthanize the puppies due to the lack of space. Determined to save them, she reached out to Tattered Paws And Golden Hearts Rescue (TPGHR).

Despite their own limitations, the president of TPGHR, Nancy Rieley, expressed the profound weight of their situation, saying, “It’s devastating to think that the fate of these puppies rests in our hands.”

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Ultimately, Nancy decided to take the puppies under TPGHR’s wing. They determined the puppies, two females and five males, were mixed breeds, roughly 4 to 5 weeks old.

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The organization committed to ensuring the puppies received necessary medical care. The compassionate woman who discovered them has since become their foster parent through TPGHR.

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