Three adorable puppies rescued in the Negev

Meet Wendy, Winnie and Willie.

Wendy, Winnie and Willie. (Jasson Andrade imgur page)

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Done awwing? good.

These three sweet puppies were found deserted near the Israeli town of Netivot in the Negev Desert by a man named Jay and his fiance Roni.

According to Jay’s Reddit post (username jayeugene), the three were “malnourished and dehydrated,” and were found in a box of rotten tomatoes. They were brought to Jay’s home in Beersheva, and they were covered in fleas and ticks.

Caution: kinda gross.

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But after a little bath time and removal of almost 300 ticks and fleas…

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The three were finally clean and ready!

Wendy, Winnie and Willie. (Jasson Andrade imgur page)

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The three puppies became viral star after the story floated on Reddit and Buzzfeed.

According to Jay, Wendy was already adopted by SOS Hertzlya, while Winnie and Willie are still waiting to find a home. More info about adopting them can be found here.

More photos here!

Uri Fintzy is JTA’s web content producer, in charge of running JTA’s celebrity blog, 6 Degrees No Bacon, and also in charge of weekly video packages and occasional design projects. Uri is from Tel Aviv, Israel and a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism. He has interned with several television stations in Portland, Ore., and in CBS News in New York.