Last of seven Lurcher puppies stolen still missing

Found alone near Ocean Vets in Alderholt, the sixth puppy needed treatment to a leg injury

The last of seven Lurcher puppies stolen from a litter over three weeks ago has still not been found.

The five-week-old puppies were taken from their mother in Shroton, near Blandford Forum, Dorset on 28 December at about 23:00 GMT.

Three were located by the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team on New Year's Eve.

On 9 January police said two were handed in to a vets in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, about a week later a sixth was found alone near Ocean Vets in Alderholt, East Dorset.

Taken when they were aged five weeks old the seven puppies were still reliant on their mother to feed

Two of the puppies were handed in to a veterinary practice in Fordingbridge, Hampshire and then reunited with their mother.

The last puppy to be found, the sixth, had to be treated for a leg injury.

Dorset Police said a 28-year-old man from east Dorset and a woman, 22, from Wimborne, previously arrested on suspicion of burglary remain on bail.

A man aged in his 40s arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods also remains released on police bail.

The force said: "We remain committed to getting the final puppy home and bringing those involved to justice."

Witnesses and anyone with information are being urged to contact police.