Shar-pei puppy found dumped in blanket near Humber Bridge

Fishermen made a grim discovery near the Humber Bridge last week when they found the body a puppy.

The RSPCA were contacted and the charity is now trying to trace the owner of the dog's mother.

The one week old Shar Pei puppy was found wrapped up in a cut-up blanket on a pebbled shoreline at Hessle on Friday, March 11.The charity said: "Whoever dumped the animal may have attracted attention making their way down onto the shore off a public footpath, Jean’s Walk, which leads from Cliff Road."

The dog had not been microchipped and did not have any obvious injuries. The cause of death, or when he died, is not yet known.

The RSPCA said it was unlikely he was lying on the shore for long because the tide was low and it didn’t appear he had been thrown into the water.