WANTED: a loving home for an adorable seven-week-old puppy who looks a little bit like Norbert the dragon from Harry Potter.

Anyone who has had a puppy or a kitten knows it’s not always easy, and we can all find ourselves at the end of our tether.

But abandoning a defenceless tiny animal by the side of the motorway is little short of a death sentence.

Bicester vet Rosie Upton described Norbert’s treatment as “mortifying”.

In Oxfordshire we are blessed with animal sanctuaries, loving animal fosterers and people looking to adopt puppies: this treatment is simply inexcusable.