Two neglected dogs were found dumped at side of quiet Macclesfield road on Britain's hottest-ever day.

The terrified dogs - which are believed to be related - have skin conditions, and are underweight.

One has an injured leg, and requires further hardship with an eye that needs removing.

The pair of pooches found on a Macclesfield country road has prompted an immediate RSPCA Macclesfield investigation.

Just one look at these dogs, and you can tell they've been through hardship. (Image - RSPCA Macclesfield)

The two terrier type dogs, presumed to be mum and son, were found on Tuesday by a couple driving along a country lane near Macclesfield.

They were both underweight, with skin conditions, flea infestations and one has a fractured leg and a severely injured eye which will have to be removed.

This incident comes as the RSPCA has launched its Cancel Out Cruelty summer campaign to raise funds to help its rescue teams out on the frontline continue to save animals to stop cruelty to animals for good.

The RSPCA receives around 90,000 calls to its cruelty line every month and investigates 6,000 reports of deliberate animal cruelty but in the summer calls rise to 134,000 a month and reports of cruelty soar to 7,600 each month - a heartbreaking 245 every day.

The temperatures were in the high 30s, but ground temperatures were likely even higher where the dogs were found. (Image - RSPCA Macclesfield)

Coupled with the cost of living crisis the charity is bracing itself for a summer of suffering and needs the public's support.

The kind-hearted couple who found the terrified pets, at about 12 noon, chose to remain anonymous.

They heroically rushed the dogs to a Macclesfield vets, where they are now receiving urgent veterinary attention.

RSPCA Inspector Caren Goodman-James, who is investigating, said: "We believe one dog may be the mother of the younger dog. Sadly she has a fractured leg - and an old fracture to the same leg which may now need amputating.

"She is also blind in one eye due to a severe infection and this eye will need to be removed.

"Both the dogs are in a sad state and are matted and underweight so are currently receiving a lot of attention.

"These dogs are in very poor condition and were callously left in a secluded spot on the hottest day of the year.

"The couple who picked them up are not sure of the exact location as they were not from the area but said the lane was surrounded by fields and had no houses nearby. We know it was 10 minutes north from the vets in Macclesfield where they took the pets too. 

"I am grateful for their intervention as it was lucky these dogs were found or they faced a lingering death and I am keen to find the person responsible."

Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time or who knows who owned these dogs should contact the RSPCA's appeal line, confidentially, on 0300 123 8018.

It is unclear if they will be up for adoption by RSPCA Macclesfield specifically in the near future.

An RSPCA spokeswoman added "We will keep them in our care and they will be rehomed through the RSPCA once they are healthy.

"Sadly, we don't know the exact lane as the couple that brought them to us were not from round here. They said they found them ten minutes north of Macclesfield and surrounded by fields. That is all we know."

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