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A tiny puppy with a cleft palate is enjoying a second chance at life after being ‘thrown from a car’ when just a few days old.

The tiny terrier puppy, who has been named Puzzle, was found squealing in Burgoyne Road in Sunbury-on-Thames, on 5 March by a passerby who wrapped her up in their jacket, took her home.


They called the RSPCA as they believed the vulnerable puppy had been thrown out of a moving vehicle, and abandoned.

RSPCA Inspector Natalie Kitchin said: “Poor Puzzle was so tiny, weighing just 83g (2.9oz), and her eyes were still closed. We believe she’s only a few days old.


“Vets checked her over as she had a nasty cut on her head and some scuffs on her nose but thankfully she wasn’t seriously injured. Due to where she was found and her injuries, they believe she’d been thrown from a moving vehicle.

“It’s shocking to think that somebody could take her away from her mother just a few days after she was born and chuck her out of a car onto the road like a bit of rubbish. She’s lucky to be alive.

“We’d like to say a huge thank you to the member of the public who heard her distressed cries and rescued her to take her to the vets; I’m sure they saved her life.”


Natalie and the RSPCA team are now investigating what happened to the adorable brown and white pup.