17 Puppies Found In Livermore Walmart Parking Lot

LIVERMORE, CA — Many people go to Walmart expecting to get some groceries or kitchen supplies. They don’t expect to find 17 puppies.

But that’s exactly what happened on July 8 in Livermore, when a Good Samaritan found 17 nine-week-old Border Collie mixes in the parking lot of Walmart. Sadly, they witnessed one puppy get hit by a car and killed. Patch reached out to the Livermore Police Department for further information. East Bay SPCA was unaware of further details.

They brought the remaining 16 puppies to East Bay SPCA’s Dublin and Oakland campuses for immediate care. Vets found them to be in good health, and will work with them on vaccination, deworming, microchipping, spaying and neutering, and basic behavior training, East Bay SPCA said. They are expected to be ready for adoption within the next week or so. Interested adopters can check the adoption website around that time.

East Bay SPCA spokesperson Victoria Ivankic told Patch that while 17 puppies in a single litter is possible, it is more likely that puppies are from different litters, with multiple mothers and fathers. The organization does not know how the puppies found themselves in the parking lot, Ivankic said.

East Bay SPCA has just completed its first year of a three-year partnership with the Livermore Police Department. The organization holds the stray animal contract is responsible for providing Livermore’s stray animals with shelter, care, and placement. Last year, 731 animals were admitted into the shelter from Livermore, and 504 of them were classified as strays.

“This situation serves as a perfect example of why we exist, and why we need the support of our community to exist,” said Jes Cytron, East Bay SPCA Vice President of Operations. “Without the Good Samaritan’s immediate rescue and transport, and without consistent adoptions and fosters to keep shelter space open, helping these puppies would not have been possible.”

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