Puppies found on logging road near Ucluelet

By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ucluelet, BC – Two Rottweiler mix puppies have a safe home in Ucluelet after being found down a logging road on Ukee Days weekend, July 26 to July 28. It is unclear as to why they were on the backroads alone, but a post on social media by their rescuer (who declined to be interviewed) describes the pups as likely being abandoned. “No collars, no people anywhere to be found, covered in fleas and terrified,” reads the Facebook post on Ucluelet’s public community board. The puppies were given de flea medication and days after being found, long-term locals took them in. “It’s uncommon to find puppies out in those kinds of places. It’s more common to see stray dogs that have gotten separated…

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