Dozens of dogs rescued from 'hellish' breeding site in Hungary

Koszegpaty, Hungary: More than 40 dogs were rescued from a filthy breeding site in Hungary on Monday, with local animal welfare groups denouncing the...

Koszegpaty, Hungary: More than 40 dogs were rescued from a filthy breeding site in Hungary on Monday, with local animal welfare groups denouncing the cruel and horrific conditions they were kept in.

The rescue operation took place in the Hungarian village of Koszegpaty near the border with Austria, where dozens of dogs were found "knee-deep in faeces" and among the carcasses of deceased animals, activists said.

"We rescued 46 dogs in terrible condition, one of them had several kilos of poop and urine stuck to its fur," said Richard Kapin, head of the Hungarian NGO Sports Fans for Animals.

An AFP photographer at the site witnessed activists taking visibly scared animals out of kennels and dog pens from two warehouse-like buildings.