Deciding
They knew what options they had, but it was hard to make the right call. They could just leave the pups there and hope that the mother would return soon. On the other hand, they could also get the babies out of there under the assumption that she would not return. At any rate, the pups were trapped.
Investigating
They still did not know for sure what animals these were. However, they ended up choosing to simply get them out of there. They decided that they were willing to risk “contaminating” the babies with their human touch. It was the best course of action for their own sake.