A series of shocking photos of animal abuse have emerged showing five starving dogs hiding in a cave, riddled with bloated ticks. They were left in the cave in the Canary Islands.
An animal shelter has released shocking images of five starving and tick-infested dogs that were left to fester inside a cave.
The heartbreaking pictures taken on the Brit tourist haunt of Tenerife show several sandy-brown coloured dogs with their fur and the insides of their ears riddled with bloated ticks.
Three of the five canines had microchips and were found in the hot sun without food or water.
Police found the animals hiding the cave in the region of San Cristobal de La Laguna and took them to be looked over by vets at the Albergue Comarcal Valle Colino animal shelter.
Local media report a shelter spokesperson later said the poor pooches were living in “hell” and that a complaint had been filed with the local authorities.
Reports say the dogs were owned by a hunter who kept them in a ravine cave near the town of Tabaida.
The dogs are continuing to be treated at the shelter and vets expect them to be back to full health in around three months before going up for adoption.
It is unclear whether the hunter has been arrested for animal abuse.
Taking to social media locals blasted the animals’ ill treatment.
‘Arantxa Flores Martin’ commented: “Oh my God. At least there was a happy ending. I don’t know how people can sleep when they keep animals in such conditions. He deserves to go to prison.”
‘Maria Jose Cerezo Herrero’ said: “Thanks to the kind and compassionate people who helped to rescue these five innocent animals from their living hell.”
Source: dailystar.co.uk
