COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa [KCCI-TV] – Eight one-week-old puppies were rescued by the Midlands Humane Society after being found abandoned in a cardboard box near the Wabash Trail in Council Bluffs. KCCI says according to the shelter, a Good Samaritan walking on the trail heard the puppies crying and investigated the “distressing noise.” She took the puppies home to care for them on Tuesday evening before calling Pottawattamie County Animal Control, which then took the puppies to the shelter on Wednesday.

Officials with the Midlands Humane Society said each puppy was evaluated and is in fair to good health. “This was very fortunate,” MHS said in a press release, “as it was uncertain just how long the puppies had been left outside in the elements to fend for themselves with temperatures in the low to mid-80s.” The puppies are in “loving foster homes” and receiving round-the-clock care, the shelter added. They will need to be bottle-fed every two to three hours for now. The puppies, whose breed is unknown at this time, will be available for adoption within the next couple of months.

There is no open investigation into who left the puppies near the trail at this time, according to Midlands Humane Society. Pottawattamie County Animal Control said there is not enough information to open an investigation at this time.