A chain of good samaritans saved three abandoned puppies from a dumpster in San Dimas on Sunday.
The rescue began when a local employee went outside for a break and heard puppies crying. He traced the sound to a nearby business complex on the 900 block of N. Cataract Ave. and pulled three starving German Shepherds from the dumpster.
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An employee found three puppies in a San Gabriel Valley dumpster on his work break and helped start their rescue. September 2024. (Carolyn Castro) -
Three puppies get bathed and sheltered by good samaritans after they were found abandoned in a dumpster on Sunday. September 2024. (Carolyn Castro) -
Three puppies stick close together in the back seat of their rescuer’s car after they were found abandoned in a dumpster on Sunday. September 2024. (Carolyn Castro)
This employee alerted his business owner, who then posted to a Facebook group called “Lost and Found pets of La Verne and San Dimas.”
Carolyn Castro, an admin for the group, picked up the dogs from the employee and brought them to get medical attention. She told KTLA she’s working with the rescue Big Dog Haven to help nurse the puppies back to health and assist in getting them adopted.
Castro also said she plans to go back to the San Dimas business complex and see if there is any available surveillance video that may have captured who dumped the puppies.