WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — Five puppies are safe and being cared for after being discovered abandoned in a dumpster at an apartment complex in Willoughby on Monday morning.

Willoughby Police Det. Lt. Michael Sevel said a woman found the puppies stuffed inside a dumpster at Parkway Apartments in Willoughby and brought them to the Willoughby Police Department lobby.

"An officer was called to the lobby here, a female found the dogs in a dumpster," Sevel said.

The woman was throwing something away when she looked inside the dumpster and saw the dogs, according to Sevel.

Willoughby Police shared pictures and the story on Facebook, which caught the attention of Heather Hager, who runs the non-profit Coming Back Home Rescue in Willoughby.

"I made a comment on their post saying it's sad to see puppie

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