An animal rights group's offering a reward for information - after eight puppies were found in an Invercargill park with their throats slit

An Otarara couple found the pups on Friday afternoon - while walking their dogs by the Sandy Point Domain.

Kim Durry told the Otago Daily Times her husband works in a meat plant - but even he couldn't stomach the sight.

She says she was terrified a child would come across them.

Paw Justice is offering two thousand dollars to anyone who knows anything about the puppies' deaths.