A group of 17 puppies were found Wednesday (July 8) at a Walmart parking lot in Livermore with all but one making it to the East Bay SPCA. (Photo courtesy of East Bay SPCA) 
East Bay SPCA is preparing the 16 rescued puppies for adoption. Photo courtesy of East Bay SPCA) 
East Bay SPCA is preparing the 16 rescued puppies for adoption. Photo courtesy of East Bay SPCA) 
East Bay SPCA is preparing the 16 rescued puppies for adoption. Photo courtesy of East Bay SPCA)
More than a dozen stray puppies discovered Wednesday in a Walmart parking lot in Livermore have been taken in by the East Bay SPCA for future adoption.
Believed to be 9-week-old Border Collie mixes, 17 dogs were initially found in the lot uncontained without an owner, according to officials at the nonprofit organization.
One puppy was killed by a car, but a good Samaritan transported the 16 surviving dogs to East Bay SPCA’s Dublin and Oakland campuses for emergency after-hours intake.
Evaluated as having “overall good health”, the dogs are estimated to go up for adoption within the next week, East Bay SPCA officials said in a statement about the rescue.
“This situation serves as a perfect example of why we exist, and why we need the support of our community to exist,” East Bay SPCA vice president of operations Jes Cytron said in a statement. “Without the Good Samaritan’s immediate rescue and transport, and without consistent adoptions and fosters to keep shelter space open, helping these puppies would not have been possible.”
Prior to adoption, the puppies must be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped. The nonprofit’s Behavior team will also work with some of the dogs to “develop important socialization skills”, East Bay SPCA officials said.
The organization holds a three year contract with the Livermore Police Department for providing stray animals with shelter, care and placement. Recently closing out the first year of the contract, East Bay SPCA admitted to the shelter 731 animals from Livermore, including 504 strays.
For more information about East Bay SPCA, visit the organization website at eastbayspca.org.
