WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — A Willoughby-area animal rescue is caring for five puppies found abandoned inside a dumpster earlier this week and is asking for community help with fostering, supplies and donations.

Coming Back Home Rescue in Willoughby Hills said the Willoughby Police Department called Monday morning after the puppies were discovered in a crate inside the dumpster. The rescue said the dogs appear to be small- to medium-sized breeds, with some having curly tails and small paws.

“When you get a call from the Police Department on a Monday morning, my first thoughts are not ‘dogs,’” the rescue wrote on Facebook. “It’s more like having your life flash before your eyes on your troubled past as a teen or wondering if your child is okay.”

Rescue staff said the puppies “smell good,” a

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