6-Pound Puppy Dies After Eating Almost 50 Short Ribs

This little six-pound puppy died after he ate nearly 50 short ribs, says the animal shelter Sacramento SPCA on March 3, 2019. Sacramento SPCA

A three-month-old puppy that survived an emergency surgery after eating nearly 50 short ribs has died over the weekend, the Sacramento Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals said on Sunday, March 3.

The “sweet scruffy” puppy arrived at the Sacramento SPCA on Feb. 27, where the shelter’s medicine team had to perform emergency surgery to remove nearly 50 short rib type bones from the puppy’s stomach and intestines.