A man from the NSW Hunter region who killed a litter of puppies by smashing them over the head with a rock has been slapped with an extra nine animal cruelty charges . It comes amidst news that the sole pup to survive the attack , nicknamed 'Lucky ' , is 'stable ' . Earlier this month an advertisement was posted on website Gumtree selling a litter of bull terrier puppies . When the 11 pups failed to sell in a week , the seller offered them for free , police said at the time . Scroll down for video . The only pup to have survived the attack on a litter of bull terriers near New Castle last month -nicknamed 'Lucky ' is doing well in RSPCA care . Police allege Nathan Thompson , 25 , collected the animals on March 11 and took them to bushland at Kurri Kurri , near Newcastle . It 's alleged that a witness saw the 25-year-old man begin to kill a number of the puppies , aged six to eight weeks , by hitting them over the head with a rock before throwing them into the bush . The witness confronted the man , who drove away from the area . An RSPCA inspector was called to the bushland and found five dead pups and another two still clinging to life . Nathan Thompson ( pictured ) pleaded guilty to nine extra animal cruelty charges in court on Thursday . 'There were seven pups in total when we arrived and five of them were deceased , ' David O'Shannessy , RSPCA NSW 's chief inspector , told Daily Mail Australia . 'Most of them had significant head injuries so you can image what the scene was like when we got there . 'The inspectors quickly transported the surviving dogs to the clinic but one of them died on the way . ' The only pup to survive the ordeal has since been named 'Lucky ' and is being cared for by the RSPCA , who last week confirmed she was doing well . 'There are rumours flying around about Lucky , the sole survivor of the horrible animal cruelty case in Kurri Kurri last week , that she is n't doing well . We are happy to quell these rumours and let you know that she is still stable and under close veterinary surveillance , ' the RSPCA wrote on their Facebook page . He allegedly loaded 11 Bull Terriers in his car and took them to bushland at McLeods Road , Kurri Kurri - north of Sydney - on Wednesday afternoon . Only one of the animals survived ( pictured ) 'Her condition has not deteriorated . If her condition does change , we will let the community know . ' Thompson fronted court earlier this month and pleaded guilty to three animal cruelty charges and resisting arrest . On Thursday he pleaded guilty to another nine animal cruelty offences . He was granted bail on the condition he not have custody of any animals or even be around another animal without an adult present , for a decade . Thompson will be sentenced at Newcastle Local Court in May . Thompson was granted bail on the condition he not have custody of any animals . He will be sentenced at Newcastle Local Court in May . According to the Sydney Morning Herald , Thompson made comments at his home after being released on bail following his first charges , saying he knew he looked 'cold blooded ' but he believed he was helping out a friend . 'People are looking at me like I 'm a cold-blooded killer because of what I have done and I can understand that , ' he said . He added that he 'loved his dog ' and was shattered that she was confiscated . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Nathan Thompson allegedly killed 10 bull terriers aged six to eight weeks . He pleaded guilty to nine extra animal cruelty charges on Thursday . Police say he took them to bushland where he hit their heads with rocks . He was released on bail but is banned from being around animals alone . RSPCA confirmed the only pup that survived is doing well in their care .