After a mother dog and her puppies were found huddled together after being abandoned on a dirt road last week in Atascosa County, Texas, officials are searching for the culprits and say they could face charges for animal abandonment. Atascosa County Animal Control (ACAC) received a call after a witness spotted the dog family. Animal control arrived at the scene and picked up the animals, later reporting on Facebook that the freezing weather was dangerous for the newborn pups. “This poor momma dog was dumped on a lonely dirt road along with her newborn babies,” they wrote. “Atascosa County Animal Control was notified and immediately went to pick them up. The weather was cold and these newborns would not have survived long.” The family were taken to the shelter for treatment. Veterinarians discovered the mother dog had an eye infection, and treated it with medicine. Eventually, the little family nestled …