Twenty-two dogs, eight of them puppies, are rescued from an Oxnard riverbed
Ventura County Animal Services and Dog Days Search and Rescue brought in a pack of 22 dogs from an Oxnard riverbed, including eight puppies. They are being vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped, and they are available for adoption.
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Ventura County Animal Services and Dog Days Search and Rescue brought 22 dogs out of an Oxnard riverbed, the Los Angeles Times reported. Eight are puppies. The dogs are being vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped, and they are available for adoption.
The pack is 22 animals, safely in care. Adoption is the next step the shelter is offering. The story is this rescue, not a cleared riverbed for good.
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In Oxnard, California, a pack of dogs had been living in a riverbed. Ventura County Animal Services and a group called Dog Days Search and Rescue brought all 22 of them in safely. Eight of the 22 are puppies. The dogs are getting vaccines, they are being spayed or neutered so they do not have more puppies right away, and they are getting microchips so they can be found if they get lost again. Then they can be adopted. Twenty-two is the whole pack. Eight is the puppies. The news is that they are safe and looking for homes, not that every stray in the county has been found.
- What does a rescued dog need before it can go to a new home?
- Why would a microchip help a dog that gets lost?
- What should a family have ready before they adopt a puppy?
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