Two-week-old puppies abandoned in bucket

When found, the puppies were so young that they hadn’t yet opened their eyes fully. Picture: Fran Veale via Dogs Trust

Ireland’s largest dog charity is appealing to the public to contact them if they are struggling with their pets after a litter of two-week-old puppies were found abandoned in county Meath.

The seven young pups were discovered by a walker who returned to her car and found them in a bucket on her car roof.