On Sunday, July 14, police officers discovered 13 puppies along the side of the road. According to local ABC News affiliate KAKE, the find was reported around 9:30 a.m. in Garden City, near 9th and Maple Streets.
The Garden City Police Department announced the rescue on Facebook, seeking to reunite the puppies with their families.
“PUPPY LOVE: Officers found this sweet litter of puppies near 9th and Maple Streets (THIRTEEN of them),” the latest report reads.
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“We made them junior ‘paw-tners’ and showered them with love and attention before taking them to the animal shelter,” the police agency wrote on social media. “Fingers crossed they are reunited with their family(s) soon!”
The Garden City Police Department told PEOPLE that the dogs were “hot” when they were discovered due to the high temperatures in the area.
“Other than being hot when we found them, they were sweet as can be and appear to be in good health,” the police department said in an email to PEOPLE, adding that “temperatures were expected to be in the low triple-digits” on the day of the rescue.
The Garden City Police Department is looking into whether someone abandoned the 13 dogs.
“Officers made sure to shower them with extra attention before surrendering them to the Finney County Humane Society for further care,” the department said in a statement. “The thirteen puppies weigh 6-8 pounds each.”
The Finney County Humane Society also posted photographs and descriptions of the puppies on their Facebook page in the hopes of determining who they belong to.
Another extreme weather dog rescue occurred in July. On July 5, a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer in Kingsport, Tennessee, noticed a dog on the side of the road during a tremendous rainfall.