Inhumanity doesnt just apply to humans

Animal welfare rescuers have discovered 250 dogs crammed into a garden shed.

The discovery was made after the death of the 73-year-old breeder in West Sussex. Rescuer Lisa Gooch of Brighton Animal Action said the animals' living conditions were the worst she had seen.

The 250 Yorkshire terriers were kept in a 40ft shed with no windows. Six puppies were dead. The dogs were stuffed into tiny carrier boxes.

Miss Gooch said: "The carry boxes were full of excrement with the dogs wedged in at the top. They were dripping from the urine they had been lying in for so long.

"They were all absolutely starving and thirsty, but there were a lot that were just so weak they were on death's door."

The floor was covered with newspapers, up to knee height.

Worthing and District Animal Rescue Service spokesman Billy Elliott said: "They were almost walking as if they were crouching down, as if they had never stood up. They will need several baths before the smell goes away."

He has taken in six dogs and will have them neutered and microchipped, before they are house-trained.

Miss Gooch said of Sunday's find: "I've seen some awful things in my time but that was by far the worst. I will never forget it.

"People need to be aware that this sort of stuff goes on and people get away with it.