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Sunstroke dogs rescued by animal charity

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Sunstroke dogs rescued by animal charity

Two puppies are recovering from sunstroke after being abandoned under a stairwell in the scorching weather.

Three-month-old Rosie and Rita were found with heat exhaustion under the stairs at a block of flats in Kennington, south London, and were taken to the Blue Cross animal hospital for treatment.

The black and white miniature Schnauzer crosses were heavily panting, refusing food and completely drained of energy when they arrived at the hospital in Victoria, central London.

After staff cooled them off with wet towels and electric fans and gave them plenty of drinking water, they were soon back to their usual selves and are now looking for a new home.

The animal charity sees a 50% increase in abandoned pets during the summer months after holidaymakers jet off for a sunshine break abroad and leave their pets behind.

Lynn Rogers, a Blue Cross Centre manager, said: "The weather is getting warmer and warmer and people are starting to go on holiday.

"They have no one to look after their pet while they're away and think that they are doing them a favour by letting them into the wild. But this is a sure way of killing the animal.

"These pets are domesticated and cannot look after themselves in the wild. They will die of starvation if they are not killed by predators first."

Story filed: 13:25 Thursday 7th August 2003

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