Abandoned Puppies Rescued in Guthrie, Free To Live Sanctuary Seeks Foster Families

Five puppies are recovering at the Free to Live Animal Sanctuary after they were abandoned and nearly crushed by a dump truck at the intersection of Santa Fe and Seward.

The puppies were left in a crate and passersby watched as a dump truck unknowingly drove over the container. Remarkably, five of the six puppies survived the ordeal.

“It’s pretty remarkable that they’re still alive,” said Reagan Hamlin, executive director of Free to Live. “He drove over them instead of smashing them.”

Hamlin said the shelter, which houses about 100 dogs, took in the puppies and began caring for them. However, one puppy did not survive.

The surviving puppies are now settling into the no-kill sanctuary. The staff has already named them after famous cowboys, including “Wild Bill” and “Doc.”

“We have one white, two black and two others that look like this,” Hamlin said, describing the puppies.

Hamlin emphasized that such cases are not isolated. She pointed to a recent case of abandoned doodles in Edmond, where police are investigating another case of animal neglect.

“The dumping and abandonment of animals has reached the point where animal rescues across the county can no longer tolerate this level of neglect,” Hamlin said.

Free to Live is now looking for foster homes for the puppies.

If you would like to take the puppies into your home, you can call 405-383-8617.