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Puppies and cats allegedly dumped in separate incidents as

police and RSPCA seek help from public
Posted Mon 6 May 2024 at 6:01pm

Police say seven red heeler puppies were allegedly dumped at Port Adelaide River.

In short: Seven red heeler puppies and two cats have allegedly been
dumped in separate incidents in South Australia.
Police rescued the puppies from the Port River while one of the cats is still
missing at Sutherlands.

What's next? Police and the RSPCA are appealing for information from the
public.

Seven red heeler puppies have been found after they were allegedly dumped at Port Adelaide, while two
cats were allegedly dumped on a highway in South Australia's Mid North.

A witness alerted police after watching as a blue Great Wall utility pulled up and allegedly dumped the
puppies on the banks of the Port River, near Moonta Road, about 3pm on Saturday, March 30.

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lice rescued seven red heeler puppies allegedly dumped at Port River on March 30. (Supplied: SA Police)

Police said the puppies were running along the beach and some were pulled from the water.

The puppies were taken to a vet to be checked over and have since been taken to a rescue organisation
to be rehomed.

Police are now appealing for information to identify the blue utility which they said had distinctive
custom racks installed at the rear.

You can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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lice are looking for the owner of a blue Great Wall utility allegedly used to dump the puppies. (Supplied: SA Polic

In a separate incident, the RSPCA has released CCTV footage of two cats being dumped on Thiele
Highway near the Sutherlands Hotel, about 125km north east of Adelaide, in the state's Mid North.

The footage, recorded about 7.40am on Wednesday, May 1, shows a light-coloured, four-door hatchback
stop on the side of the road and a woman exit the vehicle from the front passenger seat.

The driver remains inside the car as the woman then opens the right rear passenger door and two cats
leave the car.

She then returns to the passenger seat and the car drives away.

The RSPCA said one of the cats was caught soon after but the other was still missing.

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e of the cats was rescued at Sutherlands last week. (Supplied: RSPCA South Australia)

An RSPCA spokeswoman said the captured cat — a friendly female estimated to be about six-months-
old — was in the care of the person whose CCTV captured the incident.

"Abandoning an animal is an offence under South Australia's Animal Welfare Act, and anyone found
guilty can face up to two years imprisonment or a $20,000 fine," the spokeswoman said.

The RSPCA is appealing for anyone with information, including anyone with potentially relevant
dashcam footage, to contact the organisation on 1300 477 722.

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