An abandoned litter of seven puppies have been saved from an uninhabited island in Canada.
It’s not known how they got there, but the puppies were found starving on the small island near Cross Lake, Manitoba, but are now recovering in foster care.
The following morning the fishermen boated out and spotted them, before alerting Norway House Animal Rescue, which acted quickly to take food, shelter and clean water to the ailing pups.
After a few days of ferrying food and supplies, the rescuers gained the puppies’ trust and decided to take them back across the water.
“[The dogs have] actually turned around quite a bit in 48 hours,” director of the rescue Debra Vandekerkhove said. “No broken bones or anything like that, that we can see.”
The puppies have been bathed and are now being transported to Winnipeg for a check over from a vet.