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Pug-Mix Puppies and Their Mom Looking for a Home After Being Abandoned [Video]

Multiple pug-mix puppies and their mother are looking for their fur-ever homes.

Earlier this week, the Society for Animal Rescue and Adoption (SARA) rescued the nine dogs after they were abandoned at a gas station in San Antonio, Texas, according to a press release obtained by PEOPLE.

The pups, which are 6 weeks old, and their mom were all “slightly undernourished,” the organization said, but are now ready for adoption thanks to “a little TLC and vaccinations.”

Three of the puppies have already been spoken for since SARA posted them on social media and sent out an online letter to its supporters, the organization said.

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SARA, according to its website, was founded in 1996. The organization said its slogan has always been “Unconditional Life.”

“And by that we mean that …

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El Manglar Es Vida | Restoring mangroves, communities and climate benefits in Ecuador [Video]

Mangroves are the passport to our survival as a species. Communities depend on a thriving mangrove ecosystems for food and livelihoods, and a square mile of healthy mangrove forest can sequester carbon 10 times faster than the same area of mature tropical forests. But mangrove forests can also emit greenhouse gases when disturbed or degraded. In Ecuador, fishing communities and scientists work together to restore these forests and understand the climate benefits they provide to the world.