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Veterinarians in Tennessee say three puppies are lucky to be alive after they were dumped outside a Goodwill store in a box labeled "stuff animals."

The tiny pups were described as suffering heat exhaustion as the thoroughly taped-up box's temperature reached an estimated 100 degrees inside. They were also covered in their own urine.

Veterinarians say it was a woman driving past the Chattanooga donation center over the weekend who saw the box moving, prompting her to stop.

"She said when she opened the box she could feel the heat come out. They had been there for a while," Chelsea Fogal, a veterinarian at the McKamey Animal Center which is caring for the dogs, told News Channel 9.
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"I think these guys really lucked out that someone, a good Samaritan, came along and found them. I think the outcome could have been a lot worse," Fogal said.

A reward for the person or people responsible for the puppies' condition has been increased from $200 to $1,000 thanks to public support, the animal center said.

Animal cruelty charges could be filed if they're found.

Once the dogs' condition improves the animal center says the puppies will be up for adoption.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...als-box-goodwill-recovering-article-1.2197946

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Cleaned Up
 
In spite of the horrific treatment of these puppies, whoever adopts them is going to be very blessed. Theres something pretty special about these particular pups.
 
Posted on May 6th, 2015...

Resilient 'Goodwill' Puppies Win Out Over Animal Cruelty
The 'Goodwill puppies' found near death in a cardboard box labeled "stuff animals" on April 18 are now fully recovered and cuter than ever.

At the time of their rescue, the 9-12 week-old pups were severely dehydrated and malnourished. "They had suffered neglect long-term," Jamie McAloon, the director of McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee told The Dodo.

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This is what the little ladies looked like the day they were discovered in a Goodwill parking lot ...

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Now in perfect health, beauties 'Greta Garbo,' 'Marilyn Monroe' and 'Bette Davis' are officially ready to begin their new lives...

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McKamey celebrated with an "out of the box" party — complete with photo cake, of course ...


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According to the group's Facebook, Marilyn has already found her happy ending...hopefully Bette and Greta will soon follow
in their sister's footsteps.


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More on the girls story...


Boxed puppies left for dead outside Goodwill now happy, healthy

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McKamey hosts an "Out Of The Box" Party for three puppies known as the Goodwill Box Puppies
The puppies -- two tan and one brownish-red -- flopped and chewed on each other inside their pen as normal puppies do. Happy and healthy, they wrestled for control of a fuzzy pink toy in front of the crowd assembled just for them. On a nearby table was a cake with their picture printed into the frosting. On their pen were white balloons with black paw prints. It was a celebration.

Tuesday's "Out of the Box" party at McKamey Animal Center marked the first day the roughly 12-week-old pups, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo and Bette Davis -- now fully healthy, vaccinated, spayed and microchipped -- would be available for adoption. Just 17 days earlier, they drew nationwide attention when they were found sealed in a cardboard box outside of a Goodwill drop-off on Highway 58. The temperature inside the box was said to be 100 degrees, and there were no holes for ventilation. The puppies were covered in urine. The words "stuff animals" were scrawled all over the top of the box.

McKamey Executive Director Jamie McAloon said the puppies had been severely neglected -- physically, socially and emotionally.

"They walked around on their back hocks, like they had rickets," McAloon said. "It looked as if they had rabbit feet."

McAloon said sunlight affected their eyes, leading her and the McKamey staff to believe the puppies were kept in the dark for most of their young lives. She said they also flinched anytime someone would reach for them. She was thrilled at how much progress they'd made in two weeks.

"They've really made a quick improvement," McAloon said. "Everyone on our staff and our volunteers were holding them, exercising them, getting them that socialization that they desperately needed."

Unfortunately, McAloon said, she sees this type of cruelty almost daily in her line of work. She said the center is offering a $4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people who boxed up the puppies.

Meg Werner and her boyfriend, Charles Sanford, were at the party Tuesday. They met the puppies Sunday, when Sanford was paired up with Marilyn for the "Dogs Do the Catwalk" fundraiser at Belk in Northgate Mall. Werner picked Marilyn up that night and couldn't put her down.

"I picked her up and I fell in love," Werner said. "I just felt horrible when I heard their story. How could someone do that?"


Werner and Sanford, who have two other dogs, were there to take Marilyn home with them. When the time finally came to pull her out of the pen, Greta and Bette looked on, alert. They watched as the couple exited the glass doors of the center and walked across the lawn, their sister's tail poking through the crook of Sanford's arm, wagging furiously. Their turn would come, hopefully, soon enough.
 

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