Puppies left abandoned ‘to be euthanized,’ NC vet says. Soon they’ll need homes
Three ill puppies were abandoned “to be euthanized” at a North Carolina veterinary hospital by two people who now face criminal charges, the hospital said. Now they are recovering.
Soon the pups, Larry, Moe and Curly, will be up for adoption, the North Davidson Veterinary Hospital in Welcome, about a 65-mile drive northeast from Charlotte, said in an update on Nov. 6.
The hospital shared in a Nov. 3 Facebook post that a man and a woman dropped the puppies off inside the hospital lobby, saying they were infected with parvovirus, then fled. The hospital posted surveillance footage of the incident to Facebook.
Canine parvovirus is a severe, contagious illness affecting dogs and puppies, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. It requires immediate treatment.
“We asked them to take the puppies back to their car so they would not contaminate our lobby,” the hospital said. “When we turned around, they were gone however the puppies were left running around in the lobby.”
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the abandonment and located the man and woman accused of leaving the pups.
Deputies arrested Justin Knotts and Skyla Curry on Nov. 4, the sheriff’s office said in a Nov. 6 news release.
Knotts and Curry, of Lexington, are charged with three counts of misdemeanor animal abandonment and one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies are continuing to investigate the incident.
As for the three puppies, the veterinary hospital says they “are still being treated for parvo, but they are improving at the speed of light!”
“They are all eating and drinking and giving great puppy love!”
The veterinary hospital advised pet owners to vaccinate their pets yearly, adding that all dogs are at risk of canine parvovirus.
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