Las Vegas rescue finds foster home for puppies saved from dumpster

Eight puppies that were found in a trash bag and left inside a dumpster last week are now living with their mom in a foster home, The Animal Foundation announced Monday.

The foundation said in a Facebook post that the dogs were taken in by Wagging Tails Rescue over the weekend.

The mom and puppies have been given the nickname “Zoey and her Zoo,” and each puppy will be named after a zoo animal, the foundation said.

“Zoey and her puppies will stay together as a family until the pups are eating well on their own,” the foundation said. “After that, they will split the litter in half so the pups can get more socialization while still being together.”

The weeks-old puppies were discovered by a good Samaritan and taken to The Animal Foundation with their mother and two other dogs, the Review-Journal reported.

The Animal Foundation said the person responsible for putting the puppies in the dumpster is in police custody. Details on the individual arrested were not immediately available.

Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com.

A previous version of this article stated the dogs were reunited with their mom, but already with their mom when taken to Wagging Tails Rescue.