[Animals] 300 dogs found dead at Ukraine animal shelter, animal rights group says

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Hundreds of dogs were recently found dead at an animal shelter in Borodyanka, Ukraine, according to Ukraine animal rights organization, UAnimals.

More than 300 dogs appeared to have starved to death, having been left locked in their cages and other enclosures without food or water, according to a Facebook post from UAnimals.

"A few days ago we were shocked by the terrible news — more than 300 dogs died in the Borodyanka animal shelter," a translation of the Facebook post said. 

 

"All of them died of hunger and thirst," the post continued. 

"Volunteers who managed to reach the four-legged after the liberation of the village saved only a third of the shelter's residents, most of whom are now in critical condition for treatment."

Volunteers took the surviving dogs to a clinic, though some died on the way, according to UAnimals.

"The shelter suffered from the war, but the animals did not die from shelling and bombing," the translated Facebook post said. 

"They died a horrible death without food and water, locked in their cages."

 

"We, UAnimals, can't ignore this," the Facebook post said. "All those responsible for the destruction of more than 300 lives lost must be punished."

UAnimals said it reported the incident to the police and asked authorities to "investigate this crime as animal cruelty," the Facebook post said. 

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