This puppy was dumped in a box marked ‘fragile’ at a cemetery but it could fetch thousands of pounds at auction.

Little Mia, a crossbreed with a blue coat of hair, was found during the sweltering heatwave.

Blue coat dogs, which include the elite Basset Blue de Gasgogne and Kerry Blue Terriers, can sell for up to £3,000.

The eight-week old puppy has a highly sought after blue coat (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS)

Dogs with blue coats are worth thousands of pounds (Picture: SWNS)

Mia had a short note with her explaining she was eight weeks old and that she was a crossbreed with no vaccinations.


She was found in Hanwell Cemetery, Ealing, west London, on July 23.

RSPCA Inspector Mike Beaman, investigating the incident, said: ‘This little pup was found with a blue blanket inside a white cardboard box marked “Fragile”.



‘She’d apparently been left in a cemetery.

Little Mia was dumped in west London in a box marked ‘fragile’ (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS)

‘A short note was left with her explaining that she was eight-weeks-old, a crossbreed, and hadn’t had any vaccinations.

‘She was found at around lunchtime by a member of the public.

‘Goodness knows how long she’d been in that box in the cemetery but, in this heat, it’s incredible that she was okay.’

Mia is now being cared for by staff at the RSPCA Animal Hospital in Putney and Inspector Beaman is keen to find anyone who knows where she might have come from or if anyone saw anything suspicious in the area at the time.

He added: ‘It’s completely irresponsible to abandon a pup of this age in this way, particularly during this heatwave which is so dangerous for animals.’

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