PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENWhen Staffordshire terrier-cross Layla first came into the Dunedin SPCA, she was sick, scared and severely malnourished. When she was first brought into the Dunedin SPCA in November last year, she was so scared she urinated as soon as she saw a person. SPCA Dunedin centre manager Laura Vander Kley said the day before they found Layla, they got an alert from a member of the public about five dumped puppies. Layla when she first came came to the SPCA in November. "She was really, really upset about that," Ms Vander Kley said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 19, 2026 18:28 UTC